Same pattern as Jim and Ken — sweets and chocolates. New numbers, new story. Try each one on paper, then check the working below — or watch it drawn out, the same way the problem above is.
Question 1
Ali, Ben and Carol collect stickers. The ratio of Ali's stickers to Ben's is 5 : 2. The ratio of Ben's stickers to Carol's is 4 : 3. They have 272 stickers between them. How many stickers does Carol have?
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Question 2
Ali, Ben and Carol collect stickers. The ratio of Ali's stickers to Ben's is 4 : 1. The ratio of Ben's stickers to Carol's is 2 : 3. Carol has 48 stickers. How many stickers do the three have altogether?
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Question 3
Ali, Ben and Carol collect stickers. The ratio of Ali's stickers to Ben's is 3 : 2. The ratio of Ben's stickers to Carol's is 4 : 3. Ali has 144 stickers. How many stickers do the three have altogether?
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Question 4
Jia Le, Faris and Meera play badminton for the school CCA and each used shuttlecocks during training. The ratio of shuttlecocks Jia Le used to Faris' is 5 : 4. The ratio of shuttlecocks Faris used to Meera's is 2 : 5. Faris used 120 shuttlecocks. How many shuttlecocks did the three use altogether?
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Question 5
Mei, Farid and Rina each save some money. The ratio of Mei's savings to Farid's is 1 : 2. The ratio of Farid's savings to Rina's is 3 : 5. Rina has saved $160. How much have the three saved altogether?
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Question 6
Wei Jie, Aisha and Kumar received money in their red packets during Chinese New Year. The ratio of Wei Jie's red packet money to Aisha's is 5 : 2. The ratio of Aisha's red packet money to Kumar's is 4 : 1. Aisha received $24. How much did Wei Jie receive?
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Question 7
Class 4A, Class 4B and Class 4C collected paper for the school's recycling drive. The ratio of paper collected by Class 4A to Class 4B is 2 : 1. The ratio of paper collected by Class 4B to Class 4C is 5 : 2. Class 4A collected 80 kilograms of paper. How many kilograms of paper did the three classes collect altogether?
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Question 8
Ravi, Jun Wei and Siti each have a bag of marbles. The ratio of Ravi's marbles to Jun Wei's is 1 : 4. The ratio of Jun Wei's marbles to Siti's is 2 : 5. The three bags hold 450 marbles between them. How many marbles does Siti have?
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Question 9
Ravi, Jun Wei and Siti each have a bag of marbles. The ratio of Ravi's marbles to Jun Wei's is 1 : 1. The ratio of Jun Wei's marbles to Siti's is 4 : 5. The three bags hold 208 marbles between them. How many marbles does Jun Wei have?
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Question 10
Class 5A, Class 5B and Class 5C borrowed books from the school library last month. The ratio of books borrowed by Class 5A to Class 5B is 1 : 1. The ratio of books borrowed by Class 5B to Class 5C is 2 : 1. Class 5A borrowed 40 books. How many books did the three classes borrow altogether?
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Question 11
Plot A, Plot B and Plot C are three plots in the school garden where pupils planted seeds. The ratio of seeds planted in Plot A to Plot B is 1 : 3. The ratio of seeds planted in Plot B to Plot C is 1 : 1. Plot C had 24 seeds planted. How many seeds were planted in Plot A?
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Question 12
Zhi Hao, Iman and Priya each bring comic books to swap at recess. The ratio of Zhi Hao's comic books to Iman's is 1 : 1. The ratio of Iman's comic books to Priya's is 4 : 1. Zhi Hao has 40 comic books. How many comic books does Priya have?
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Question 13
Wen Xin, Haziq and Sanjana each have a jar of sweets. The ratio of Wen Xin's sweets to Haziq's is 3 : 2. The ratio of Haziq's sweets to Sanjana's is 1 : 4. Sanjana has 64 sweets. How many sweets does Haziq have?
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