Question

Adrian, Ben and Charlie share some sweets in the ratio of 8:5:10.

Charlie got 24 more sweets than Adrian.
Work out the total number of sweets.

Answer 1

252 candies

Explanation:

Let A = 8x

Let B = 5x

Let C = 10x

10x = 8x + 24 Subtract 8x from both sides

10x - 8x = 24 Do the subtraction

2x = 24 Divide by 2

2x/2 = 24/2 Do the division

x = 12

So Adrian has 8*12 = 96 candies.

Ben has 5 * 12 = 60 candies

Charlie has 10*12 = 120 candies

Total = 276 candies