Question

Dan,Gordon and malachy share some sweets in the ratio 2:2:5. Dan gets 24 sweets.How many did malachy get?

Answer 1

Answer:

60 sweets

Step-by-step explanation:

The total ratio = 2 + 2 +5 = 9

Let x = total sweets shared

Dan got 2/9 of x. This is equal to 24

the equation for this is - $\frac{2}{9}$ × x = 24

to solve for x, divide both sides by $\frac{9}{2}$

x = 108 = total sweet shared

sweets malachy got = $\frac{5}9}$ x 108 = 60 sweets