Question

Caroline, Krutika and Natasha share some sweets in the ratio 2:5:3. Caroline gets 12 sweets. How many more sweets does Krutika get over Natasha?

Answer 1

Answer:

C:K:N is given as 2:5:3

let total no. of sweets be X so

according to this Caroline gets 2x

also it is given that Caroline gets 12 so X comes to be 6

so now it is asked to find sweets no. K-N

so 5(X)-3(X)

therefore 30-18 = 12.

therefore krutika gets 12 more sweets over Natasha