document.write( "Question 918163: Graham and Michael share Ł35 in the ratio 5 : 2.
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Let $\"+g+\"$ = amount Graham gets
\n" ); document.write( "Let $\"+m+\"$ = amount Michael gets
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+g+%2B+m+=+35+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+g%2Fm+=+5%2F2+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+g+=+%285%2F2%29%2Am+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "By substitution:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+%285%2F2%29%2Am+%2B+m+=+35+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+5m+%2B+2m+=+70+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+7m+=+70+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+m+=+10+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and, since
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+g+=+%285%2F2%29%2Am+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+g+=+%285%2F2%29%2A10+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+g+=+25+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Graham gets 25
\n" ); document.write( "Michael gets 10
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