document.write( "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. \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "Sam has  7x,  while Colin has  5x,\r\n" );
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document.write( "and the difference is  7x - 5x = 3200,  or  2x = 3200,  which implies  x = \"3200%2F2\" = 1600.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer.  Sam has  £1600*7 = £11200.  Colin has  £1600*5 = £8000. \r\n" );
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