Question

Malachy, Sushil and Fiona share some sweets in the ratio 7:1:1. Malachy gets 90 more sweets than Fiona. How many sweets does Sushil get?

Answer 1

Answer:

sushil will get 15 sweets

Answer 2

Sushil will get 15 sweets.

It is given that Malachy, Sushil and Fiona gets sweets in the ratio 7:1:1.

Let the common ratio be x.

So, total share = 7+1+1 = 9

Thus, the share Malachy gets = 7x/9

Similarly, Sushil gets = x/9

And, Fiona gets = x/9

It is given that Malacy gets 90 more sweets than Fiona. So,

7x/9 - x/9 = 90

⇒ 6x/9 = 90

⇒ x = 90*9/6 = 135.

So, 135 sweets are distributed in total.

Sushil will get x/9

= 135/9

15 sweets.