Mary and Betty went apple picking. Each time Mary picked 3 apples Betty picked 5 apples. At home the girls found out that Betty collected 16 more apples than Mary. How many apples did each girl pick?

What’s the improper fraction?

The question is kind of confusing. if it's asking how many variations of answers can you give. then do 4^5 for your answer.this would be something like the first question could be a and the 2nd c or first b next c etc. if you can, ask the teacher for a better confirmation of what it's asking. if i'm assuming correctly what it's asking, it's 625 different variations.