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1 February, 06:57

David, Malachy and Paul share some sweets in the ratio 5:4:1. David gets 20 more sweets than Paul. How many sweets does Malachy get?

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  1. 1 February, 08:19
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    16

    Step-by-step explanation:

    ratio is 5:4:1

    David: Malachy: Paul

    David gets 20 (that is 4 times more than the original ration. so need to multiply everything by 4)

    4*4=16

    1*4=4

    new ration - 20:16:4

    So David gets 20

    Malachy gets 16

    Paul gets 4
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