92.1k views
4 votes
A and b share a the cost in a ratio of 3:2 the cost is £85, how much does a pay?

User Nbroeking
by
7.8k points

2 Answers

2 votes
A has to pay £51 (and B pays £34)
This is how you work it out: A:B
3:2
3+2=5, 85/5 = 17 (this is what you would have to pay if your part of the ratio was 1)
therefore, to find what A pays, you times the part 1 by 3 (as the ratio is 3:2)
17 x 3 = 51
(likewise, 17x2= 34 which is what B has to pay)
User Jonathan Seed
by
8.3k points
4 votes
85/5 = 17
17x3 = 51
17x2 = 34
51:34
User Scheibk
by
7.9k points

Related questions

asked Nov 27, 2024 487 views
Jrsala asked Nov 27, 2024
by Jrsala
8.9k points
1 answer
2 votes
487 views
2 answers
0 votes
202k views