Question

Alice and Brian share 63 sweets in the ratio 5:4. How many sweets does Brian get?

Answer 1

Brian gets 28 sweets

Explanation:

Given A= Alice and B= Brian total amount of is 63

A : B = 5 : 4

4 + 5 = 9 portions in total which add up to 63

one such portion must contain 63 / 9 sweets.

Since 63 / 9 = 7 we can now give the answer because of the ratios are known.

Alice has 5 * 7 = 35

Brian has 4 * 7 = 28

The answer is Brian gets 28 sweets.

Answer 2

28 sweets

Solution,

Let the ratios be 5x and 4x

5x+4x=63

or,9x=63

or,X=63/9

X=7

Replacing value,

4x

=4*7

=28 sweets.

Brian gets 28 sweets.