David, Malachy and Paul share some sweets in the ratio 5:3:1. David gets 40 more sweets than Paul. How many sweets are there alt

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4 years ago

8

ogether?

1 answer:

koban [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-11T14:16:02+03:00

koban [17]4 years ago

7 0

Step-by-step explanation:

Let 5x, 3x and x be the shares of David, Malachy and Paul.

According to the given condition:

5x = x + 40

$\therefore \: 5x - x = 40 \\ \therefore \: 4x = 40 \\ \therefore \: x = 10 \\ \\ total \: sweets = 5x + 3x + x \\ = 9x \\ = 9 \times 10 \\ = 90$

Hence, there are total 90 sweets