Question

Sara, Nick and June share some sweets in the ratio 5:5:1. Sara gets 45 sweets. How many sweets are there altogether?

Answer 1

99 sweets

Explanation:

Sara : Nick : June = 5 : 5 : 1

It means:

- Sara gets 5 parts of the total sweets

- Nick gets 5 parts of the total sweets

- June gets 1 part of the total sweets

Therefore, total part of the sweets = 5 + 5 + 1 = 11

5 parts of sweets = 45 (Sara gets 45 sweets)

1 part of sweets = 45/5 = 9

11 part of sweets = 9 * 11 = 99

Answer 2

99

Explanation:

5x=45

x=45/5=9

5x+5x+x=11x=11*9=99