SOLUTION: Sam and Colin are left some money by their grandfather and it's shared in the ratio 7:5. Given that Colin has �3200 less than Sam, find out how much money their grandfather has lef

Question 1117050: Sam and Colin are left some money by their grandfather and it's shared in the ratio 7:5. Given that Colin has �3200 less than Sam, find out how much money their grandfather has left them in total.
Answer by ikleyn(52914) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Sam has  7x,  while Colin has  5x,


and the difference is  7x - 5x = 3200,  or  2x = 3200,  which implies  x =  = 1600.


Answer.  Sam has  �1600*7 = �11200.  Colin has  �1600*5 = �8000.

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