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There were some sweets in Bags A, B and C. Tom moved 1/3 of the sweets in Bag A to Bag B. Later, he moved 2/5 of the sweets in Bag B to Bag C. In the end, each bag contained 36 sweets. Find the ratio of the number of sweets in Bags A, B and C at first.
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oobleck
well, it's now very easy to find A.
2/3 A = 36
A = 54
Now use that to find B and C
3 years ago

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