P, Q and R together have 180 candies among them. P gives Q and R each – McqOptions

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1.	P, Q and R together have 180 candies among them. P gives Q and R each as many candies as they already have. After this, R gives Q half as many candies as Q already has, and R also gives P twice as many candies as P already has. Now each of them has the same number of candies with them. What is the ratio of the respective number of candies P and R had initially?
A.	2 ∶ 1
B.	3 ∶ 2
C.	1 ∶ 2
D.	5 ∶ 3
Answer» E.

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