rob, sam and tom share some sweets in the ratio 5:3:4. if they have 96 sweets between them, how many sweets will each get?

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Barrett Brown

Mathematics

3 August, 03:22

rob, sam and tom share some sweets in the ratio 5:3:4. if they have 96 sweets between them, how many sweets will each get?

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Michael · Answer 1

Explanation to Lina's work in case you need it:

Since you have a ratio, you can form the equation 5x+3x+4x=96, x being a variable that represents the base part for the ratio.

Simplified, the equation looks like this:

12x=96

x=8

Now, all you have to do is multiply this number by the parts of the ratio corresponding to each person.

Rob has 40, Sam 24, and Tom 32.

Shane · Answer 2

Rob will get 40 sweets, Sam will get 24 sweets, and Tom will get 32 sweets.