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Jack bought 24 apples at the farm stand. He divided the apples between his brother, his friend, and himself in a ratio of 2:1:3. How many apples did each person receive?

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Answer: 8,4, and 12

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Jack bought 24 apples and divided them in the ratio of 2:1:3.

Suppose they get the number of apples as [tex]2x,x,3x[/tex] such that their ratio remains the same

[tex]\therefore 2x+x+3x=24\\\Rightarrow 6x=24\\\Rightarrow x=4[/tex]

So, each person gets

[tex]2x=2\times 4=8\\x=4\\3x=3\times 4=12[/tex]