Paul, Fiona and Pip share some sweets in the ratio 4:5:4. Paul gets 24 sweets. How many sweets are there altogether?

The 78 sweets

Step-by-step explanation:

4:5:4

Times each number by 6

24:30:24

Add them

78

78

Step-by-step explanation:

24/4 = 6, so the unit is 6 sweets.

Paul: 4*6 = 24

Finoa: 5*6 = 30

Pip: 4*6 = 24

total = 24+30+24 = 78

120 seems like the most sensible answer.

step-by-step explanation:

if there is only one topping on all caramel apples and there's 120 of them. then all apples should/will be covered in sprinkles. make sense?