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David, Malachy and Paul share some sweets in the ratio 5:4:1. David gets 20 more sweets than Paul. How many sweets does Malachy get?

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Answer:

16

Step-by-step explanation:

ratio is 5:4:1

David: Malachy: Paul

David gets 20 (that is 4 times more than the original ration. so need to multiply everything by 4)

4*4=16

1*4=4

new ration- 20:16:4

So David gets 20

Malachy gets 16

Paul gets 4

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