Question

A bowl contains 675 sweets which are coloured either red, blue or green.
The ratio of red sweets to blue sweets is 3:
The ratio of blue sweets to green sweets is 4 : 5
Calculate the number of blue sweets that are in the bowl.

Answer 1

The number of blue sweets that are in the bowl is 252

Answer 2

Answer:

252 blue sweets

Step-by-step explanation:

red : blue

3 : 7 ( x4 )

12 : 28

blue : green

4 : 5 ( x7 )

28 : 35

red : blue : green

12 : 28 : 35

12 + 28 + 35 = 75

Blue Sweets:

675 x 28/75 = 252