SOLUTION: A plot of land, 600sqm in area ,is divided between two persons such that the first person gets three-fifths of what the second person gets. Find the share of each.
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Question 1076531: A plot of land, 600sqm in area ,is divided between two persons such that the first person gets three-fifths of what the second person gets. Find the share of each.
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Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let n be what the second person gets. Then the first person gets 3/5 of n. So:
n + 3n/5=1
5n+3n=5
n=5/8
So the 2nd person gets 5/8 of 600 sqm, or 375 sqm. And the 1st person gets 3/5 of 5/8, or 3/8 of 600 mē, or 225 mē. ☺☺☺☺
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