SOLUTION: Fred and Tom mowed lawns for a day. Fred earned x/y times as much money as did Tom. Determine what fraction of total money earned was Tom's. Not sure how to solve.

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Question 1197735: Fred and Tom mowed lawns for a day. Fred earned x/y times as much money as did Tom.
Determine what fraction of total money earned was Tom's.
Not sure how to solve.
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Fred and Tom earned A money.
Fred earned %28x%2Fy%29T
Tom earned T money.

Total money earned T%28%28x%2Fy%29%2B1%29.

Fraction of the A which was Tom's?
T%2F%28T%28%28x%2Fy%29%2B1%29%29
The "T" in numerator and denominator cancel as factor of 1.

1%2F%28x%2Fy%2B1%29

%28y%2Fy%29%281%2F%28x%2Fy%2B1%29%29

highlight%28y%2F%28x%2By%29%29-------------the fraction of the total earnings which went to Tom.