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

80 because if you divide 24 by 3 and multiply it by 2, you get the second value (16), then divide 24 by 3 and multiply it by five, you get the third value (40). Then you add all three values (24,16,40) and you get 80

Answer 2

Answer:

80 sweets

Step-by-step explanation:

$Sushil: Alex: Peter\\\:3\:\:\:\:\:\:\: \:\:\:\::\:\:2\:\:\:\:\::\:5\\\\Sushil = 24 \:sweets$

Let the total number of sweets be x

$3+2+5 =10\\\\=\frac{3}{10} \times x =24\\\\\frac{3x}{10} =\frac{24}{1} \\\\Cross\:Multiply\\\\3x\times 1 = 24\times 10\\\\3x = 240$

Divide both sides of the equation by 3

$\frac{3x}{3} = \frac{240}{3} \\\\x =80\:sweets$