Question

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Answer 1

Eli gets £180

Freda gets £260

Geoff gets £360

Explanation:

First, you need to make a ratio comparing their ages.

9 : 13 : 18 which is Eli : Freda : Geoff

Next, you need to work out the sum their ages (9+13+18) which is 40.

Then you divide the £800 (the amount that is being shared) by the sum of their ages 800÷40 which gives £20.And finally you need to multiply 20 by each section of the ratio.

So, 9×20 : 13×20 : 18 ×20 but then you need to simplify to get 180: 260 : 360.

Sorry if this explanation is confusing.

Answer 2

If we want to share the money in equal parts, we have to consider that Eli has 9 shares, Freda has 13 shares and Geoff has 18 shares. So, in total, we have to split the money in

`9+13+18 = 40`

parts. So, each part is

`(800)/(40) = (80)/(4) = 20`£

Now, we distribute the shares:

• Eli has 9 shares, so she must receive
  `20\cdot 9 = 180`£
• Freda has 13 shares, so she must receive
  `20\cdot 13 = 260`£
• Geoff has 18 shares, so he must receive
  `20\cdot 18 = 360`£