SOLUTION: If $16,000 is the largest share when money is divided using the ration 2 : 3 : 5 i) How much is the smallest amount? How much is the entire amount that was divided?

Question 1118202: If $16,000 is the largest share when money is divided using the ration 2 : 3 : 5
i) How much is the smallest amount?
How much is the entire amount that was divided?
Answer by ikleyn(52788) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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You are given that 


    16000 = 5x,


where x is the unknown value.


From this equation,  x =  = 3200 dollars.


Hence, the smallest amount is two times "x",  or  2*3200 = 6400 dollars.


The entire amount is (2+3+5)*3200 dollars.

Solved.

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