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I need help with this math question-example-1
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Answer: 75

Step-by-step explanation

After the exchanges happen, the ratio of chocolates to sweets for Alice is 5:2.

Multiply both parts by 10 to get the equivalent ratio 50:20.

It tells us that Alice ends up with 50 chocolates paired up with 20 sweets.

x = number of chocolates Alice started with

x/3 = number of chocolates given to Betty

2x/3 = number of chocolates Alice has left over

2x/3 = 50

2x = 50*3

2x = 150

x = 150/2

x = 75

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