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3 girls share a number of apples in the ratio 5:3:2.If the highest share is 40 apples,find the smallest share

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16 share. Because 5x8 is 40, so 40 is the highest share. Then you multiply the rest of the numbers by 8 and when you multiply 8 by 2, you will get 16. So 16 is the smallest share.
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