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Mark and Henry win some money and share it in the ratio 3:4. Mark gets £27. How much did they win in total?

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Answer:

They won
\£63 in total

Explanation:

Let

x ----> Mark's money

y ----> Henry's money

we know that


x=27 ----> equation A


(x)/(y)=(3)/(4) ----> equation B

substitute equation A in equation B


(27)/(y)=(3)/(4)

solve for y


y=27(4)/3\\y=36

we have that


x+y=27+36=\£63

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