Question

Three children share some sweets in the ratio of their ages.
The children are four, seven and nine years old.
The oldest child gets 54 sweets.
a) How many sweets do the other children get?
b) How many sweets do they share?​

Answer 1

Answer:

a) 4 years old child gets 24 sweets

7 years old child gets 42 sweets

9 years old child gets 54 sweets.

b) They share 106 sweets.