Question

Anna, Elisa and Tiara are selling candy bars to raise money for the track team. The ratio of candy bars sold by Anna, Elisa and Tiara are 2 to 4 to 7.Elisa has sold 28 candy bars. How many candy bars do the girls sold altogether?

Answer 1

Number of candy bars sold by girls altogether is 91

Solution:

Given that The ratio of candy bars sold by Anna, Elisa and Tiara are 2 to 4 to 7

So ratio of candy bars sold by Anna, Elisa and Tiara = 2 : 4 : 7

Let the candy bars sold by Anna be 2a

Let the candy bars sold by Elisa be 4a

Let the candy bars sold by Tiara be 7a

Given that Elisa has sold 28 candy bars

Number of candy bars sold by Elisa = 28

4a = 28

a = 7

So we have found "a" as 7

Thus we get,

candy bars sold by Anna = 2a = 2(7) = 14

candy bars sold by Elisa = 4a = 4(7) = 28

candy bars sold by Tiara = 7a = 7(7) = 49

We have to find the number of candy bars sold by girls altogether

number of candy bars sold by girls altogether = candy bars sold by Anna + candy bars sold by Elisa + candy bars sold by Tiara

number of candy bars sold by girls altogether = 14 + 28 + 49 = 91

So altogether girls sold 91 candies