Question

A neighbor pays you and your two friends $90 to paint her garage. You divide the money three ways 2:3:5. a. how much does each person receive? b. what is one possiable way the money isn't divide evenly?

Answer 1

A
first divide 90 by 10 since there are ten parts divided into 2:3:5.
the answer is 9 per part. So then u multiply it by the ratio.
the answer is
18:27:45
B
I'm not sure how to answer this question. But yes the money is not divided equally.

Answer 2

Total money that neighbour pay to you and your two friends=$ 90

Ratio in which money is divided among three friends =2:3:5

Let the amount of money that each person got =2x, 3x and 5x respectively.

→2x+3x+5x=90

→10x=90

Dividing both side by ,10 we get

→x=9

Money received by

1.→First friend=2×9=$ 18

2.→Second Friend=3×$9=&27

3.→Third Friend=5×$9=$45

(b)

If money is divided not according to quantity of work,they are doing ,one way is ,rate of doing work of first friend is 4 times the second friend , and rate of doing work by third friend is 4 times the second friend.Required ratio of their wages are

1:4:16, but if we write the ratio as

1:16:4, it will be Inappropriate.