Question

1.

Suzanne, Archie and Frankie shared some sweets in the ratio 4:6:7.
Frankie got 24 more sweets than Suzanne.
Work out the total number of sweets they shared.

Answer 1

Answer:136

Suzanne=4/17

Archie=6/17

Frankie=7/17

Frankie-suzanne

(7-4)/17

3/17-----24

1/17------8

Total number of sweets=17/17

=8×17=136

Answer 2

136

Explanation:

(4+6+7)/(7-4) × 24

= 17/3 × 24 = 136