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120 sweets are put into three different size boxes.
The sweets are put into a small box, a medium box and a large box in the ratio 1:2:5
Work out the number of sweets in a large box.

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Answer:

75 sweets

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that

There is 120 sweets that are put into three different size boxis

And, the ratio of small box to medium box to large box is 1:2:5

We need to find out the no of sweets in the large box

So,

The number of sweets in a large box is

= 120 sweets × 5 ÷ (1 + 2 + 5)

= 120 sweets × 5 ÷ 8

= 75 sweets

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