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Henry, Brian and Colin share some sweets in the ratio 4:5:4. Henry gets 56 sweets. How many more sweets does Brian get over Colin?



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Both Henry and Colin have a ratio of 4, so Colin gets the same amount as Henry, so we know Colin has 56.

Brian's ratio is 5, so for every 4 Colin gets, brian gets 5 ( 1 more).

Divide Colin's quantity by 4 :

56/4 = 14

Brain gets 14 more.

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