3girls share a number of apples in the ratio 5: 3: 2.if the highest share is 40 apples, find the smallest share

16 share. Because 5x8 is 40, so 40 is the highest share. Then you multiply the rest of the numbers by 8 and when you multiply 8 by 2, you will get 16. So 16 is the smallest share.

the law of definite proportions states samples of a compound will always contain the same proportion of elements by mass. in other words, a given compound will always contain the same elements in the same proportions by mass.the law of multiple proportions states when two elements combine with each other to form more than one compound, then the weights of one element that combine with a fixed weight of the other are in a ratio of small whole numbers.