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Question : 2
Total: 47
3 girls share a number of apples in the ration 5:3:2. If the highest share is 40 apples, find the smallest share
36
24
16
38
Validate
Solution:
The sum, S of ratio is S = 5 + 3 + 2 = 10.
But highest share =
5
10
×
T
, where T is the total number of apples.
Thus,
40
=
5
10
×
T
,
given 40 x 10 = 5T,
T
=
40
×
10
5
=
80
Hence the smallest share =
2
10
×
80
= 16 apples
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