A box contains some gold, silver and blue sweets. The ratio of the number of gold sweets to the number of silver sweets is 1 : 7. The ratio of the number of silver sweets to the number of blue sweets is also 1 : 7. What is the ratio of the number of gold sweets to the number of blue sweets in the box?
Gold |
Silver |
Blue |
1x1 |
7x1 |
|
|
1x7 |
7x7 |
1 u |
7 u |
49 u |
The number of silver sweets is the repeated identity.
LCM of 1 and 7 = 7
Gold sweets : Blue sweets
1 : 49
Answer(s): 1 : 49