SOLUTION: 1.How would you divide $40 between two student in the ratio of 3 is to 5?
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Question 348275: 1.How would you divide $40 between two student in the ratio of 3 is to 5?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hi,
*Note; Let x be the amount of the $40 one student has. The other student would than have (40-x).
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The question states the following to be true:
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Cross Multiply:
x =15
(40 - x)= 25
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