SOLUTION: 2. Two brothers, A and B have their annual income in ratio of 8:5 while their annual spending is in the ratio of 5:3 .lf they save 1,200 cedis and 1000 cedis respectively. Find th
Algebra.Com
Question 1095517: 2. Two brothers, A and B have their annual income in ratio of 8:5 while their annual spending is in the ratio of 5:3 .lf they save 1,200 cedis and 1000 cedis respectively. Find their annual income
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Two brothers, A and B have their annual income in ratio of 8:5 while their annual spending is in the ratio of 5:3 .
lf they save 1,200 cedis and 1000 cedis respectively.
Find their annual income
:
let x = the 1st multiplier
then
8x = A's income
and
5x = B's income
:
let y = the 2nd multiplier
then
5y = A's expenditures
and
3y = B's
:
write an equation for each
8x - 5y = 1200
5x - 3y = 1000
multiply the 1st equation by 3, multiply the 2nd equation by 5
rearrange to
25x - 15y = 5000
24x - 15y = 3600
-----------------subtraction eliminates y, find x
x = 1400 is the 1st multiplier
therefore
8*1400 = $11200 is A's income
and
5*1400 = $7000 is B's income
RELATED QUESTIONS
Two brothers A and B have their annual incomes in the ratio of 8:5 while their annual... (answered by Fombitz,Theo)
1.The income of A and B are in the ratio 4:3 and their expenditure are in ratio 3:2 . If... (answered by Theo)
income of A,b,c are in ratio 5:4:3 and their spending ratio is 8:5:4 if A save rupee... (answered by ikleyn,greenestamps)
Two men have Income in the ratio 5:3 and their expenditure is in the ratio 8:5.If their... (answered by stanbon)
The income of A and B are in ratio 3:2 and their expenditures in the ratio 5:3. If each... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
If two cylinders have their radii in the ratio 4:5 and heights in the ratio 5:6, then the (answered by vleith)
The income of a and b are in the ratio of 3:2 and their expenditures
are in the ratio of (answered by dkppathak)
The salaries of a secretary, a salesperson, and a vice president for a retail sales... (answered by josgarithmetic)
The incomes of A and B are in the ratio 4:3 and their expenditure are in the ratio... (answered by MathTherapy)