Question

Jack bought 24 apples at the farm stand. He divided the apples between his brother, his friend, and himself in a ratio of 2:1:3. How many apples did each person receive?

Answer 1

Jack's brother received 8 apples, his friend received 4 and Jack received 12 apples.

Answer 2

Answer: 8,4, and 12

Explanation:

Given

Jack bought 24 apples and divided them in the ratio of 2:1:3.

Suppose they get the number of apples as
`2x,x,3x` such that their ratio remains the same

`\therefore 2x+x+3x=24\\\Rightarrow 6x=24\\\Rightarrow x=4`

So, each person gets

`2x=2* 4=8\\x=4\\3x=3* 4=12`