Question

Ann, Ben, and cheryl share some money in the ratio 3:7:10 Ben recieves £650 more than ann Calculate the total amount of money that they shared

Answer 1

3250

Explanation:

Let y represent the ratio between Ann, Ben and Cheryl

They share money in the ratio

3:7:10

Been receives £650 more than Ann

The first step is to calculate the ratio between Ben and Ann

7y - 3y= 650

4y = 650

y= 650/4

y= 162.5

Therefore the total amount of money shared between them can be calculated as follows

= 7(162.5) + 3(162.5) + 10(162.5)

= 1137.5 + 487.5 + 1625

= 3250

Hence the total amount of money shared between Ann, Ben and Cheryl is 3250