SOLUTION: John, Bala and Hamid shared a sum of money in the ratio 2 : 3 : 11. i) If Bala received $ 2.50 more than John, how much is the sum of money? ii) Hamid gave $5 to John. Find the r

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Question 205688: John, Bala and Hamid shared a sum of money in the ratio 2 : 3 : 11.
i) If Bala received $ 2.50 more than John, how much is the sum of money?
ii) Hamid gave $5 to John. Find the ratio of Johns share to Bala’s share.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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John, Bala and Hamid shared a sum of money in the ratio 2 : 3 : 11.
John has 2x
Bala has 3x
Hamid has 11x
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i) If Bala received $ 2.50 more than John, how much is the sum of money?
3x = 2x+2.5
x = 2.5
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Total money = 16x = 16*2.5 = $40
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ii) Hamid gave $5 to John. Find the ratio of Johns share to Bala’s share.
Then John has 2x+5
Ratio of John to Bala = (2x+5)/3x
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Cheers,
Stan H.