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In the school garden Winston,Sam and Chris grew carrots.They pulled up 60 carrots and shared them out in the ratio of their familiest. Winston lives in a family of four,Sam in a family of three and Chris in a family of five.

How many carrots did :
Winston recieve:
Sam recieve:
Chris recieve:

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Answer:

winston receives 20carrots

Sam receives 15carrots

Chris receives 25carrots

Explanation:

number of carrots are 60

Winston has a family of 4

Sam lives in a family of 3

Chris lives in a family of 5

total =5+3+4=12

thus

Winston - 4/12×60=20 carrots

Sam= 3/12×60=15 carrots

Chris=5/12×60=25 carrots

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