SOLUTION: Two boys ages 6years and 9years shared 3.00naira in the of ratio of their ages how much did the older brother receive?

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Question 1152330: Two boys ages 6years and 9years shared 3.00naira in the of ratio of their ages how much did the older brother receive?
Found 3 solutions by Boreal, josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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younger got x
older got 3-x
6/9=x/(3-x)
18-6x=9x by cross-multiplying
15x=18
x=1.2 naira for younger and 3-x=1.8 x for older ANSWER
that is 1.2/1.8=6/9

Answer by josgarithmetic(39628) About Me  (Show Source):
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6 to 9 is the same as ratio 2 to 3.

Younger boy:
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Older boy:
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Answer by MathTherapy(10556) About Me  (Show Source):
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Two boys ages 6years and 9years shared 3.00naira in the of ratio of their ages how much did the older brother receive?
Ratio of 6:9 reduces to 2:3

Older brother's share: