sarah and henry share some sweets in the ratio 7:6 saraheats 20 of her sweets and the ratio of sweets left is 1:2. how many sweets did henry have?

Question

sarah and henry share some sweets in the ratio 7:6 saraheats 20 of her sweets and the ratio of sweets left is 1:2. how many sweets did henry have?

Answer 1

S/H=7/6

(S-20)/H=1/2

 

solving this system of equations will give the number of sweets Henry has, and Sarah had at the begining!