Question

A tin of sweets contains candies and toffees in the ratio 3: 4. The tin contains 21 sweets. How many candies are in the tin?

Answer 1

ANSWER:

• Number of Candies = 9
• Number of Toffees = 12

GIVEN:

• Ratio of candies to toffees is 3:4
• Total number of sweets in the tin = 21

TO FIND:

• Number of candies in the tin.

SOLUTION:

Let the ratio of candies and toffees be 3x and 4x

Total number of sweets in the tin = 21

According to the Question:

=> 3x+4x = 21

=> 7x = 21

=> x = 21/7

=> x = 3

Number of Candies = 3x

= 3(3)

= 9

Number of Toffees = 4x

= 4(3)

= 12

• Number of Candies = 9
• Number of Toffees = 12