The number of Apples that were in the given fruit salad is approximately; 2170 Apples.
How to work with ratio questions?
We are given the ratio of apples to oranges as;
A:O = 31:11
Now, we are told that there are 2940 apples and oranges in total.
Thus, the fractions of apples and oranges of the total will be;
Apple fraction = 31/(31 + 11) = 31/42
Orange Fraction = 11/42
Thus;
Number of Apples = (31/42) * 2940
Number of Apples = 2170 Apples
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