Question

Sam and Carl and Erik share 40 sweets.
Erik gets the largest share.
What is the smallest probability number of sweets that Erik could get?

Answer 1

Answer:

14 number of sweets

Step-by-step explanation:

Let say Eric Get  E

Sam Get less than Eric

S <  E

S = E - 1   ( for E to be minimum)

Similarly

Carl Get less than Eric

C <  E

C = E - 1   ( for E to be minimum)

S + C + E = 40   ( total number of chocolates)

E -1 + E - 1 + E = 40

=> 3E = 42

=> E = 14

Eric can get minimum 14 number of sweets

Answer 2

Answer:

14 no. of sweets