Question

Dan and Paul share some money in the ratio 9:5.

Dan decides this is unfair so he gives Paul £32 of his share to make the ratio 1:1.
How much did Paul originally have?

Answer 1

£80 as £32\2 is 16 and 16* 5=80

Answer 2

Ratio is 9:5 so 14 parts of x. Paul gets 5/14 of x.

Dan gives Paul 32 to make it even split.

So 5/14 ( x) + 32 = 7/14(x)

32 = (7/14 - 5/14)x = 2/14 x = x/7

x= 7(32) = 224

(5/14)224 = 80.

Paul received £80 at first.