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  • 15-03-2020
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Bridget, Jim and Krutika share some sweets in the ratio 4:5:1. Bridget gets 39 more sweets than Krutika. How many sweets does Jim get?

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Hrishii
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  • 15-03-2020

Step-by-step explanation:

Let Bridget, Jim and Krutika's shares be 4x, 5x and x respectively.

According to the given information:

4x = x + 39

4x - x = 39

3x = 39

x = 39/3

x = 13

5x = 5*13 = 65

Hence, Jim got 65 sweets.

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