SOLUTION: Three business partners, A, B and C, share the profits as follows:
The ratio of A’s share to B’s share is 6:5 and the ratio of B’s share to C’s share is 3:4. Determine:
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The ratio of A’s share to B’s share is 6:5 and the ratio of B’s share to C’s share is 3:4. Determine:
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Question 1171597: Three business partners, A, B and C, share the profits as follows:
The ratio of A’s share to B’s share is 6:5 and the ratio of B’s share to C’s share is 3:4. Determine:
A’s share: B’s share: C’s Share. Answer by ikleyn(52756) (Show Source):
We have = and = .
We transform (convert) these ratios by an equivalent way to have values for B identical
= and = .
THEREFORE, A : B : C = 18 : 15 : 20. ANSWER
