Question

Sarah, Natasha and Richard share some sweets in the ratio 5:2:3. Sarah gets 75 sweets. How many more sweets does Richard get over Natasha?

Answer 1

Answer:

Richard gets 15 more sweets than Natasha.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that the ratio of Sarah's sweets is 5 and she has 75 sweets. So firstly, you have to find out how many sweets in a ratio of 1 :

Let ratio be units,

$5 units = 75 sweets$

$1 unit = 75 \div 5$

$1 unit = 15 sweets$

Now we have to find how many sweets does Natasha and Richard has :

Richard (ratio of 3),

$3 units = 15 \times 3$

$3 units = 45 sweets$

Natasha (ratio of 2),

$2 units = 15 \times 2$

$2 units = 30 sweets$

In order to find how many sweets Richard has more than Natasha, you have to substract :

$45 - 30 = 15 sweets$

Answer 2

Answer:

15

Step-by-step explanation:

the answer is 15