Question

Dan, Gordon and Malachy share some sweets in the ratio 5:5:3. Dan gets 12 more sweets than Malachy. How many sweets does Gordon get?

Answer 1

gordon gets 30 sweets

Answer 2

30

Explanation:

D is 5 and M is 3 thus the difference is

5-3 = 2

2 units ----------- 12

1 unit ------------- 12/2 = 6

5 units (G) ------------- 6 x 5 = 30