Question

A, B and C share a bag of sweets between each other in the proportions 4:8:2. If A received 452 sweets Ba) How many did B get? FTotalb) How many sweets were there in total?

Answer 1

Answer: a) B would get 904 sweets.

b) There are 1582 sweets in total.

Explanation:

Since we have given that

Ratio of share of bag of sweets in A, B, and C is given by 4:8:2.

Number of sweets A received = 452

Since part of sweets A would get =
`(4)/(14)=(2)/(7)`

So, it becomes

`(2)/(7)x=452\\\\x=(452* 7)/(2)\\\\x=1582`

so, B would get

`(8)/(14)* 1582\\\\=904`

Hence, a) B would get 904 sweets.

b) There are 1582 sweets in total.