Question

Three friends divided some apples in the ratio 3 : 5 : 7 among themselves. After consuming 16 apples they found that the remaining number of apples with them was equal to largest number of apples received by one of them at the beginning. Total number of apples these friends initially had was​

Answer 1

Answer:

let total number of apples be 15x ,

so , 3x : 5x :7x

now , they ate 16 apples

Apple left = 15x- 16

we had given that left out is equal to largest received

so 15x-16= 7x

from here x = 2

so total apples is 30