Question

Sushil, Alex and Peter share some sweets in the ratio 3:2:5. Sushil gets 24 sweets. How many sweets are there altogether?

Answer 1

Answer:

let us assume that

sushil gets 3x sweets

Alex gets 2x sweets

and peter gets 5x sweets

now, according to the question

sushil gets 24 sweets

i.e, 3x=24

x=8

hence ,Alex gets 2*8=16 sweets

&peter gets5*8=40sweets

total no. of sweets=40+16+24=80