SOLUTION: julie and kristen are the partners in a local sporting good shop . they needed $51,000 to start the buisness. they invested in the ratio 5:12 respectively. what percent of the busi

Question 636619: julie and kristen are the partners in a local sporting good shop . they needed $51,000 to start the buisness. they invested in the ratio 5:12 respectively. what percent of the business was owned by Kristen ? if the business grows to $3,000,000 what percent of it will julie own ?
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julie and kristen are the partners in a local sporting good shop . they needed $51,000 to start the buisness. they invested in the ratio 5:12 respectively. what percent of the business was owned by Kristen ? if the business grows to $3,000,000 what percent of it will julie own ?
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5:12 is the same as 5x:12x where Kristen's share is 12x
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Julie's percentage = 5x/17x = 5/17 = 29.4%
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Kristen's percentage = 12x/17x = 12/17 = 70.6%
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