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Ethan and Ava share a reward of $84 in a ratio of 4:3. How much does Ethan get?

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Okay so first you would add 4 and 3 which altogether gives you 7. So that means Ethan is going to get 4/7 of the money and Ava is going to get 3/7 of the money. So to find 4/7 of the money you multiply 4/7 times 84 and you get $48. So ethan gets $48 .