Answer to Question #294513 in Algebra for Thapelo

Question #294513



mom, dad and Peter share 138 jelly tots in the ratio 1:2:3 how many jelly tots will mom get?.


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Expert's answer
2022-02-07T16:19:59-0500

Let mom will get xx jelly tots. Then dad will get 2x2x jelly tots and Peter will get 3x3x jelly tots.

They share 138 jelly tots


x+2x+3x=138x+2x+3x=138

6x=1386x=138

x=1386x=\dfrac{138}{6}

x=23x=23

Mom will get 2323 jelly tots.


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