A box of chocolates contains milk, white and dark chocolates in the ratio 5:1:2. The box contains 56 chocolates altogether. How many chocolates in the box are milk?
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Answer:
35 are milk chocolates
Step-by-step explanation:
The summation of the numbers of the ratio are (5+1+2)=8
So the number of milk chocolates in the box are (56×5\8)=35
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Before, finding the answer. Let's find out we can find the answer.
- In this question, we are asked many milk chocolates are there.
- So, to find that, we have to first add all the ratios.
- Next, to find the number of chocolates we have to take the added ratio should be the denominator and the ratio to be the numerator.
- At last, we have to multiply the fraction with the chocolates altogether to find the number of chocolates.
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Given :
- Total Chocolates = 56
- Ratios = 5:1:2
To find :
- milk chocolates
Solution :
Denominator = 5 + 1 + 2
= 8
Milk Chocolates = 5/8 × 56
= 5 × 56/8
= 280/8
= 35
Therefore, 35 milk chocolates were there in the box.
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