Question

Nick, Sarah and Gavyn share some sweets in the ratio 2:1:1. Nick gets 32 sweets. How many sweets are there altogether?

Answer 1

Answer:

2x+x+x=32

4x=32

x=8.

nick = 16

sarah = 8

gavyn = 8.

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of sweets nick got be 2x

Therefore the number of sweets Sarah got will be

x

Therefore the number of sweets Gavin got will be

x

Therefore total number of sweets = 2x + x + x

= 4x

We know 2x = 32

x = 16

Therefore total sweets = 4x

= 4 * 16

= 64