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Ratio of blue to green sweets is 2:7 Ration of green to red sweets is 3:1 There are less than 140 sweets in the bag Greatest amount of red sweets

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Answer:

35 sweets

Explanation:

Ratio of blue to green sweets is 2:7 Ration of green to red sweets is 3:1 There are less than 140 sweets in the bag Greatest amount of red sweets

Ration of green to red sweets is 3:1

Total Proportion = 3 + 1 = 4

Total number of sweet = > 140 sweets

The greatest amount of red sweets =

1/4 × 140 = 35 sweets