A problem by Chlo Louise
Level
pending
There were 210 jazz balls in a packet what Louise brought. louise wanted to share these between herself, Demi and George in the ratio of 2:5:7. How many jazz ball sweets will George receive?
105
74
37
30
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1 solution
2x + 5x + 7x = 14x
or, x = 210/14
or, x = 15
so, George will receive 7*15 balls = 105 balls