SOLUTION: The ratio of the number of stickers Aaron had to the total number of stickers Benedict and Caleb had was 2:3. The ratio of the number of stickers Benedict had to the total number o
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Question 1186390: The ratio of the number of stickers Aaron had to the total number of stickers Benedict and Caleb had was 2:3. The ratio of the number of stickers Benedict had to the total number of stickers Aaron and Caleb had was 4:5. Find the ratio of the number of stickers Aaron has to the number of stickers Benedict had to the number of stickers Caleb had.
Answer by greenestamps(13208) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The number Aaron had was 2/3 the number Benedict and Caleb had together:
(1)
The number Aaron and Caleb had together was 5/4 the number Benedict had:
(2)
Substitute (1) into (2):
Multiply by 12 to clear fractions:
Let B=20x and C=7x and substitute in (1):
A:B:C = 18x:20x:7x
ANSWER: A:B:C = 18:20:7
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