+614 The total number of pears eaten by Pete and two of his friends, Tweet and Honk, (during this visit to the pear tree) were in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 5 respectively. If Pete ate 12 less pears than Honk, how many pears did Tweet eat during this time
I got 12 for tweet by:
Peet=p
Tweet=t
Honk=h
T/H=3/5
P/T=2/3
2T=3P
T=3/2P
T=3/5H
then i did substitution
3/2P=3/5H
3P=6/5H
3(H-12)=6/5H
H=20
Which means x=4 and that means Tweet ate 12. Is this correct?
