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5 of 5 Pip, Angad and Nick share some sweets in the ratio 3:1:1. Pip gets 36 more sweets than Nick. How many sweets are there altogether?
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Pip, Angad and Nick share some sweets in
the ratio 3:1:1. Pip gets 36 more sweets
than Nick. How many sweets are there
altogether?

User Hristo Stoyanov
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Let ratio constant k
Pip: 3k
Angad: k
Nick: k
Pip gets 36 more than Nick
3k-k=36
k=18

All together:
3k+k+k
=5k
=5(18)
=90
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