document.write( "Question 1184392: Jane had some sweets and chocolates, if Jane gives 24 sweets away, the number of sweets and chocolates left became 4:1, if Jane gave 20 chocolates away, the ratio of the number of sweet to the number of chocolates left became 5:1, Find the total number of sweets and chocolates Jane had at first. \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Jane had some sweets and chocolates, if Jane gives 24 sweets away, the number of sweets and chocolates left became 4:1, if Jane gave 20 chocolates away, the ratio of the number of sweet to the number of chocolates left became 5:1, Find the total number of sweets and chocolates Jane had at first.
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Let number of sweets and chocolate, be S and C, respectively
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document.write( "Number of chocolate, or C = 124 ----- Subtracting eq (ii) from eq (i)
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document.write( "Number of sweets, or S = 24 + 4(124) = 496 ------ Substituting 124 for C in eq (i) \n" );
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