Okoro and chukwu shared some sweets in the ratio 4:3. Chukwu got 12 sweets . What was Okoro's share?
To find Okoro's share, we need to calculate the ratio between Chukwu's sweets and Okoro's sweets and then use it to find Okoro's share.
The given ratio is 4:3.
This means that for every 4 parts that Chukwu gets, Okoro gets 3 parts.
We know that Chukwu got 12 sweets, which represents 4 parts of the ratio.
To find each part, we divide 12 by 4: 12/4 = 3.
So each part of the ratio represents 3 sweets.
Now that we know each part represents 3 sweets, we can find Okoro's share.
Okoro's share is 3 parts of the ratio = 3 * 3 = 9 sweets.
Therefore, Okoro's share was 9 sweets.