The smallest possible number of lemon sweets is 7
What is the smallest possible number of lemon sweets?
The ratio is given as:
Orange : Lemon : Strawberry = 1 : 3 : 5
This means that the proportion of lemon is
Lemon = 3/(1 + 3 + 5)
Evaluate
Lemon = 3/9
Given that there are more than 20 sweets in the bag, what is the smallest possible number of lemon sweets is
Lemon = 3/9 * 20
Evaluate
Lemon = 6.67
Approximate
Lemon = 7
Hence. the smallest possible number of lemon sweets is 7
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