If a, b and c share a bag of mangoes in the ration 7:5:14 and b receives 18 mangoes less than c, how many mangoes does c receive.

Difference in ratios between b and c equals 14-5 = 9 which is half the actual difference in mangoes .

This means that b got 5 x 2 = 10 mangoes and c got 14 x 2 = 28 mangoes .