Question

Nikhil, Davina and Sid share a tin of celebrations amongst themselves in the ratio of 8:12:20 respectively.

Given that Davina gets 48 sweets, calculate the total number of sweets that were in the tin.

Answer 1

160

Explanation:

n : d : s

8 : 12 : 20

davina = 48 sweets

48/12 = 4

8 + 12 + 20 = 40

40 x 4 = 160 sweets total