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Jordan and Liza share 240g of sweets in the ratio 7:3. Calculate the amount Jordan receives.

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We can obtain the total parts separated by adding 7 and 3.
There r 10 parts sharing in 240g,
240 ÷ 10 = 24
So each part gets 24g
Now Jordan has 7 parts, therfore 24 x 7 is 168,
So Jordan has 168g
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