SOLUTION: Two boys ages 6years and 9years shared 3.00naira in the of ratio of their ages how much did the older brother receive?

Question 1152330: Two boys ages 6years and 9years shared 3.00naira in the of ratio of their ages how much did the older brother receive?
Found 3 solutions by Boreal, josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
younger got x
older got 3-x
6/9=x/(3-x)
18-6x=9x by cross-multiplying
15x=18
x=1.2 naira for younger and 3-x=1.8 x for older ANSWER
that is 1.2/1.8=6/9
Answer by josgarithmetic(39628)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
6 to 9 is the same as ratio 2 to 3.

Younger boy:

Older boy:

Answer by MathTherapy(10556)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Two boys ages 6years and 9years shared 3.00naira in the of ratio of their ages how much did the older brother receive?

Ratio of 6:9 reduces to 2:3
Older brother's share:
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