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Ann and betty shared the sum of money in the ratio 2:3, if ann received $60 less than betty, what was the total sum of money shared

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One way to approach this would be to count the number of parts in the ratio: It's 2 + 3 = 5. Then Ann's share is 2/5 of the total amount. Betty's is 3/5. Your job is to determine (1) the amount of $ that they split up, and (2) what Betty receives as her share. Let x = the amount the girls split up
I think that would be the answer.
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180$ hope that helps!
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