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17 November, 02:14

A packet of sweets contains only yellow and purple sweets. The ratio of yellow to purple sweets in the packet is 2:1. If there are 9 sweets in total, how many purple sweets are there?

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  1. 17 November, 02:57
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    3 purple

    Step-by-step explanation:

    yellow: purple: total

    2 : 1 : 2+1 = 3

    We have 9 total sweets so we need to multiply each number by 3

    2*3 : 1*3 : 3*3

    6 : 3 : 9

    There are 6 yellow 3 purple and 9 total sweets
  2. 17 November, 04:55
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    there are 3
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