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  • 23-09-2014
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Two children share out 96 sweets into piles in the ratio 5:7 calculate how many sweets are in the small pile.

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AndyBryer
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  • 23-09-2014
We need to add the two sides of the ratio to get 12 and then divide 96 by 12
96/12=8
So the ratio will be 5*8:7*8 = 40:56
Therefore the number of sweets in the small pile is 40
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