Richard, henry and gavin share some sweets in the ratio 5: 4: 3. richard gets 70 sweets. how many sweets are there altogether?

There are 168 sweets altogether

Richard, Henry and Gavin share some sweets in the ratio 5 : 4 : 3

Let "5a" be the share of Richard

Let "4a" be the share of Henry

Let "3a" be the share of Gavin

Richard gets 70 sweets

share of Richard = 70

5a = 70

To find: number of sweets altogether

number of sweets altogether = share of richard + share of henry + share of gavin

number of sweets altogether = 5a + 4a + 3a

number of sweets altogether = 12a = 12(14) = 168

Thus there are 168 sweets altogether

option a is correct.

step-by-step explanation:

scale factor: it is used to find proportional measurements.

proportions means having the same ratio.

scale factor is the ratio of the model measurement to the actual measurement in a simplest form.

or we can say that the ratio of any two corresponding lengths in two similar geometric figures

if the scale factor is more than 1, then it is an enlargement,

if the scale factor less than 1, then it is a reduction.

given the two geometric figure:

by definition of proportions, we have