Lee, Shawn, and Jade share a box of 754 beads. The ratio of Lee’s share of beads to Shawn’s share of beads is 4 : 3. The ratio of Shawn’s share of beads to Jade’s share of beads is 9 : 5. How many beads does Lee have?

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I could be wrong but ... I will try to answer
you first find the common factor 
4:3 and 9:5
then
4 times 3 is 12
5 times 3 is 15
the ratio is now:
12:9:15
add the numbers up and that would be 36
divide 754 by 36
which is about 20.94444....
multiply 20.94 by 12, 9, and 15
12 would be 251.28
9 would be 188.46
15 would be 314.1
add them together and they would be about 753.84