SOLUTION: 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 lef

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Sam has  7x,  while Colin has  5x,


and the difference is  7x - 5x = 3200,  or  2x = 3200,  which implies  x =  = 1600.


Answer.  Sam has  £1600*7 = £11200.  Colin has  £1600*5 = £8000.