Question

Adrian, Ben and Charlie share some sweets in the ratio of 8:5:10.
Charlie got 24 more sweets than Adrian.
Work out the total number of sweets.

Answer 1

Answer:

252 candies

Step-by-step explanation:

Let A = 8x

Let B = 5x

Let C = 10x

10x = 8x + 24         Subtract 8x from both sides

10x - 8x = 24          Do the subtraction

2x = 24                   Divide by 2

2x/2 = 24/2            Do the division

x = 12

So Adrian has 8*12 = 96 candies.

Ben has 5 * 12 =         60 candies

Charlie has 10*12 =    120 candies

Total                      =  276 candies