A box contains some brown, black and gold lollipops. The ratio of the number of brown lollipops to the number of black lollipops is 1 : 5. The ratio of the number of black lollipops to the number of gold lollipops is also 1 : 5. What is the ratio of the number of brown lollipops to the number of gold lollipops in the box?
Brown |
Black |
Gold |
1x1 |
5x1 |
|
|
1x5 |
5x5 |
1 u |
5 u |
25 u |
The number of black lollipops is the repeated identity.
LCM of 1 and 5 = 5
Brown lollipops : Gold lollipops
1 : 25
Answer(s): 1 : 25