Adrian, Ben and Charlie share some sweets in the ratio 7.4.11 Charlie got 52 more sweets than Adrian. Work out the total amount of sweets.

286 sweets.

Step-by-step explanation:

If Adrian had x sweets, Charlie got x+52 sweets.

The number of parts  is 7+4+11 = 22.

So Adrian had 7/22 of the total  and Charlie had 11/22 = 1/2 of the total.

This means that Ben had 4/22 = 2/11 of the total.

If y is the total number of sweets:

y = x + x + 52 + 2y/11

9y/11 = 2x + 52

2x =  9y/11 - 52(1)

Also x + 52 = y/2

y = 2x + 104

2x = y - 104(2)

Equating (1) and (2) -   (as there is 2x on left side of both equations):-

9y/11 - 52 = y - 104

52 = 2y/11

y = 52 * 11/2

y = 286 sweets.

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john wilson is depicted as an extremely intelligent man. the point of the excerpt is to make a sort of distinction between emotional and rational intelligence. he happens to have both attributes, but he clearly favors his intellectual gifts. at the same time, because of his religious background, he's a little bit conflicted with this and it makes him ashamed.

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