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C) how many sweets did they share altogether. We must know how many sweets they had in order to simplify the ratio with this information nothing can be done
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Age of Sean = 15

Age of Ricki  = 10

[tex]Ratio \ of \ their \ age = 15 : 10 = 3 : 2[/tex]

[tex]Sum \ of \ the \ ratio = 5[/tex]

[tex]Let \ number\ of sweets \ be \ x[/tex]

[tex]Number \ of \ sweets \ Sean \ got = \frac{3}{5} * x\\\\48 = \frac{3}{5} * x\\\\x = \frac{48*5}{3} = 80[/tex]

[tex]Total \ number \ of \ sweets = 80\\Sean \ got \ 48\\Number \ of \ sweets \ Ricki \ got = 80 -48 = 32[/tex]

Ans : a) 3  : 2

       b) 32 sweets

       c) 80 sweets

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