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Three friends, Jodie, Sophie and Lorna found a treasure chest containing 216 gold coins and decide to share them in the ration 3:4:5. How many coins would each girl receive?
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Three friends, Jodie, Sophie and Lorna found a treasure chest containing 216 gold

coins and decide to share them in the ration 3:4:5. How many coins would each girl
receive?

User Kmdsax
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Answer:

72 each

Explanation:

User Shivam Pandey
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Answer:

3x + 4x + 5x = 216

12x = 216

x = 18

Jodie: 3 × 18 = 54 gold coins

Sophie: 4 × 18 = 72 gold coins

Lorna: 5 × 18 = 90 gold coins

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