SOLUTION: Andy, Taylor and Ben share their team payment in the ratio of 1:3:4 what percentage of Ben's (4) share does Taylor (3) receive?

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Question 854199: Andy, Taylor and Ben share their team payment in the ratio of 1:3:4 what percentage of Ben's (4) share does Taylor (3) receive?
Answer by aditya2117(32) About Me  (Show Source):
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let Ben recieved 4x unit and Taylor 3x unit.
let y% of ben's share was recieved by taylor.
Accordingly,
4x * y% = 3x
=> y/100 = 3/4
=> y = 3*100/4
Therefore, y =75%
Ans: 75% 0f ben was recieved by Taylor