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vladimir2022 [97]
2 years ago
10

The ratio of yellow sweets to purple sweets is 5:4.

Mathematics
1 answer:
pickupchik [31]2 years ago
5 0

Answer:

27

Step-by-step explanation:

The ratio of yellow : purple = 5 : 4 = 5x : 4x ( x is a multiplier )

After Alice eats 3 purple sweets, then ratio is

5 : 3 = 5x : 4x - 3

Express the ratio in fractional form, that is

\frac{5}{3} = \frac{5x}{4x-3} ( cross- multiply )

5(4x - 3) = 15x

20x - 15 = 15x ( subtract 15x from both sides )

5x - 15 = 0 ( add 15 to both sides )

5x = 15 ( divide both sides by 5 )

x = 3

Then

number of sweets at beginning = 5x + 4x = 9x = 9(3) = 27

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