Henry, Brian and Colin share some sweets in the ratio 6:4:1. Henry gets 25 more sweets than Colin. How many sweets are there altogether?
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Both Henry and Colin have a ratio of 4, so Colin gets the same amount as Henry, so we know Colin has 56.
Brian's ratio is 5, so for every 4 Colin gets, brian gets 5 ( 1 more).
Divide Colin's quantity by 4 :
56/4 = 14
Brian gets 14 more.
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