How many sweets all together?

Question

Friends A, B and C share some sweets in the ratio 2:3:5. C has 6 more sweets than B .

Answer 1

The ratio 2:3:5 means that there is a number n such that 2n, 3n, and 5n are the actual values.

 

"C has 6 more sweets than B" means that:

      5n = 3n + 6

       2n = 6

       n = 3

 

The actual number of sweets is:   6, 9, and 15    The total is 30 sweets.