Question

5 of 5

Sushil, Alex and Peter share some sweets in
the ratio 4:2:3. Sushil gets 8 more sweets than
Peter. How many sweets does Alex get?
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Answer 1

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Answer:

16

Explanation:

If we multiply the numbers by 8, the difference between the first (Sushil) and last (Peter) will be 8.

4 : 2 : 3 = 32 : 16 : 24

This tells us Alex gets 16 sweets.