there are between 30 and 40 sweets in a bag. ben and daisy share the sweets in the ratio 4:5. there are no remaining sweets in the bag. joe many sweets were in the bag to begin with

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Derek Lucas

Mathematics

12 August, 02:07

there are between 30 and 40 sweets in a bag. ben and daisy share the sweets in the ratio 4:5. there are no remaining sweets in the bag. joe many sweets were in the bag to begin with

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Brendon Nicholson · Answer 1

36

Step-by-step explanation:

4 + 5 = 9

So the number must be a multiple of 9 between 30 and 40 so

9 * 3 = 27

9 * 4 = 36

9 * 5 = 45

So the only value that fits my rule is 36