Question 1096373
<br>Play with the given ratios so that the number for B in both ratios is the same.  It's like finding a common denominator when adding or subtracting fractions.<br>
In the first ratio, the number for B is 2; the second, the number for B is 3.  So multiply both numbers in the first ratio by 3 and both numbers in the second ratio by 2; that will make 6 the number for B in both ratios.  Then you can combine the two ratios into a single ratio.<br>
1:2 --> 3:6
3:4 --> 6:8<br>
So
A:B:C = 3:6:8<br>
Now with all three numbers expressed in a single ratio, we can let the amounts for A, B, and C be represented by 3x, 6x, and 8x.  Then, since the total is 68000,
{{{3x+6x+8x = 68000}}}
{{{17x = 68000}}}
{{{x = 4000}}}<br>
So the amounts the three business owners should get are
A: 3x = 12000
B: 6x = 24000
C: 8x = 32000<br>
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Note: the answers from the first tutor are wrong.  While his method was fine, he accidentally wrote 4C=3B, where it should have been 3C=4B...