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  • 04-03-2020
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Paul, Fiona and Pip share some sweets in the ratio 4:1:1. Paul gets 48 sweets. How many did Pip get?

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  • 04-03-2020

Answer:

12

Step-by-step explanation:

4:1:1, from the ratio, you know that there are 6 in total (4+1+1)

so set up a proportion

(4/6) = (48/x)

so... (6 x 48) / 4 = x

x = 72, the total

now repeat to find the value for Pip

(1/6) = (x/72)

72 / 6 = 12

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