Three boys, Juan, Seth and Jared shared a number of stamps in the ratio of 3:5:7. If Seth received 45 stamps, how many more stamps did Jared receive than Juan?

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Juan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seth

 

 

 

 

 

45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jared

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 units =  45              Jared received 36 more stamps than Juan.

1 unit  =    9

4 units =  36


 

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