Question

Three Brothers are saving for a special Journey. The ratio of Nick's savings to Liam savings is 9:2 and the ratio of Liam savings to Martin savings is 2:5. together all three brothers have saved $64. How much has each boy saved?

Answer 1

Given:

Ratio of NIck to Liam = 9:2

Ratio of Liam to Martin = 2:5

Total savings = $64

The total ratio is:

9 + 2 + 5 = 16

To find how much they saved each, we have:

Nick's savings:

`(9)/(16)\ast64\text{ = }36`

Liam's savings:

`(2)/(16)\ast64=\text{ 8}`

Martin savings:

`(5)/(16)\text{ }\ast\text{ 64 = }20`

Therefore the savings for each of them is:

Nick saved $36

Liam saved $8

Martin saved $20

ANSWER:

Nick = $36

Liam = $8

Martin = $20