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Dividing apples
- Thread starter Sisjssj
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Did Ben give 21 apples EACH to Andrew and DeclanThe ratio of apples Andrew, Ben, and Declan had was 3 : 8 : 4. When Ben gave 21 apples to Andrew and Declan, all of them have the same number of apples in the end. How many apples did Ben have at first?
21 x 8 = 168
168 apples
Or
Did Ben give 21 apples TOTAL?
Has to be the latter.Did Ben give 21 apples EACH to Andrew and Declan
Or
Did Ben give 21 apples TOTAL?
For the sake of it; I know it's just academic now:
A, B, D
21, 56, 28
Ben gives 14 to A and 7 to D - they then have 35 each!
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Correct .... because they started with different amounts and ended up with the same amount...Has to be the latter.
The way I did it:
They started with (8+3+4 =) 15 * A apples - Ben had 8*A apples. So:
8A - 21 =(15/3 ) *A
3A = 21
A = 7 .... Ben started with 56 apples.