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Can someone help me with this question? Workings would be appreciated :] Adrian, Ben and Charlie share some sweets in the ratio 8:5:10 Charlie got 20 more sweets than Adrian. Work out the total amount of sweets.

User Ahmed AlAskalany
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Answer: 230 - the total amount of sweets.

Explanation:

Adrian received 8 pieces of sweets;

Ben got 5 pieces of sweets;

Charlie received 10 pieces of sweets.

The sum of all parts:

8 + 5 + 10 = 23

Let's calculate how many parts Charlie got more than Adrian:

10 - 8 = 2

It is also known that Charlie received 20 more sweets than Adrian. This means that you can calculate how many sweets are in one part.

20 : 2 = 10

Now we can calculate the total amount of sweets:

10 × 23 = 230

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