Question

David, Egil and Frances share money in the ratio 2:7:9. David gets £25. Work out how much Egil and Frances get.

Please help. Needed for tomorrow.

Answer 1

Money is shared among David, Egil and Frances in the ratio 2:7:9 and David gets £25, thus Egil and Frances will get:
Egil:
(ratio of Egil to David)×(Amount David gets)
7/2×25
=£87.5

Frances:
(ratio of Frances to David)×(Amount David gets)
9/2×25
=£112.5