Question

Mark, Paul and Brian share some sweets in the ratio 3:4:2. Mark gets 27 sweets. How many sweets are there altogether?

Answer 1

Answer:

let the total number of sweets = x

given ratio = 3:4:2

sum of the terms of the ratio = 3+4+2=9

no. of sweets mark got = 27

3/9 × x =27

x = 81

no.of sweets paul got = 4/9 × 81 = 36

no. of sweets brian got = 2/9 ×81 = 18

total number of sweets = 81

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Answer 2

Answer:

81 sweets

Step-by-step explanation:

Ratio = 3:4:2

Let the number of sweets be 3x, 4x and 2x respectively

Mark gets 27 sweets

Therefore, 3x = 27

x = 27/3

x = 9

Therefore, Mark gets 3x = 3 *9 = 27 sweets

Paul gets 4x = 4 * 9 = 36 sweets

Brian gets 2x = 2 * 9 = 18 sweets

Therefore, total number of sweets = 27 + 36 + 18 = 81 sweets