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Q9. Ted and Charlie share sweets in the ratio of 3:5. Ted gets 24 sweets. How many sweets do they share overall?
64 sweets


Sagot :

Answer:total amount of sweets shared= 64 sweets.

Step-by-step explanation:

Ratio of sweets shared =3:5

Total ratio=3+5=8

Ted share =24

Total amount of sweets shared can be calculated as

Ted ratio / total ratio X total amount of sweets = Ted's share

3/8 x total amount of sweets =24

total amount of sweets =(24 x8)/3

total amount of sweets =192/3

total amount of sweets =64 sweets