The ratio of points scored by Jennie, Sarah, and Sadie in the basketball games played last week was 1:3:5. If jenny scored 10 po

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The ratio of points scored by Jennie, Sarah, and Sadie in the basketball games played last week was 1:3:5. If jenny scored 10 po

ints last week, what was the total number of points scored by these three girls?
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VikaD [51] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-31T22:03:01+03:00

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The ratio of points scored by Jennie, Sarah, and Sadie in the basketball games played last week was 1:3:5. If jenny scored 10 points last week, what was the total number of points scored by these three girls?

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The ratio of points scored by Jennie, Sarah, and Sadie in the basketball games played last week was 1:3:5.

jenny scored 10 points last week game.

=> 1x, 3x, 5x.

=> 1(10), 3(10) , 5(10)

=> 10, 30, 50

Therefore, The points scored by Jennie, Sarah, and Sadie in the basketball game played last week was 10, 30, 50

The total number of points scored by these three girls are:- 10+30+50 = 90