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      Question

      There are a total of 168 candies of three different

      flavours in a jar. The ratio of chocolate candies to strawberry candies is 4:5, and the ratio of chocolate candies to mint candies is 8:3. How many chocolate candies are there in the jar?
      A 34 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B 88 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C 64 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D 10 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      Let the number of chocolate candies be 4x Number of strawberry candies = 4x ร— (5/4) = 5x Number of mint candies = 4x ร— (3/8) = 1.5x ATQ: 4x + 5x + 1.5x = 168 Or, 10.5x = 168 So, x = 16 Number of chocolate candies = 4 ร— 16 = 64

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