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UKMT Intermediate Mathematical Challenge, 2021

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

April, May and June have 90 sweets between them. May has three-quarters of the number of sweets that June has. April has two-thirds of the number of sweets that May has. How many sweets does June have?

(A) $60$ (B) $52$ (C) $48$ (D) $40$ (E) $36$

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