SOLUTION: ali and usman share rs 80 between themselves. if ali gets 3 times as much an usman.find the share of each person.

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Question 1102072: ali and usman share rs 80 between themselves. if ali gets 3 times as much an usman.find the share of each person.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Their shares are in the ratio 3:1
Ali gets 3/4 of the total
Usman gets 1/4 of the total
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Note that +%28%28+3%2F4+%29%29+%2F+%28%28+1%2F4+%29%29+ = 3:1
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+%283%2F4+%29%2A80+=+60+
and
+%28+1%2F4+%29%2A80+=+20+
Ali gets rs 60
Usman gets rs 20