SOLUTION: If $16,000 is the largest share when money is divided using the ration 2 : 3 : 5
i) How much is the smallest amount?
How much is the entire amount that was divided?
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i) How much is the smallest amount?
How much is the entire amount that was divided?
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Question 1118202: If $16,000 is the largest share when money is divided using the ration 2 : 3 : 5
i) How much is the smallest amount?
How much is the entire amount that was divided? Answer by ikleyn(52788) (Show Source):
You are given that
16000 = 5x,
where x is the unknown value.
From this equation, x = = 3200 dollars.
Hence, the smallest amount is two times "x", or 2*3200 = 6400 dollars.
The entire amount is (2+3+5)*3200 dollars.
