SOLUTION: 21,000 was split at the ratio of 2:5 between Areana and Phil How much did the arean make from phil

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Question 1031639: 21,000 was split at the ratio of 2:5 between Areana and Phil
How much did the arean make from phil
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, MathTherapy:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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21,000 was split at the ratio of 2:5 between Areana and Phil
How much did the arean make from phil
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2x + 5x = 2100
7x = 2100
x = $300
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Areana has 2x = $600
Phil has 5x = $1500
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
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21,000 was split at the ratio of 2:5 between Areana and Phil
How much did the arean make from phil
If the question is: How much MORE than Phil did Areana make? Then it's: highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C1%2C+%229%2C000%22%29%29, but the way the problem is written,

it appears Phil received more.