Question

Bridget, Jim and Krutika share some sweets in the ratio 4:5:1. Bridget gets 39 more sweets than Krutika. How many sweets does Jim get?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Let Bridget, Jim and Krutika's shares be 4x, 5x and x respectively.

According to the given information:

4x = x + 39

4x - x = 39

3x = 39

x = 39/3

x = 13

5x = 5*13 = 65

Hence, Jim got 65 sweets.