Question

mrs.johnson gave a sum of money to her son and daughter in the ratio 5:6. her daughter received $2,400.how much did mrs.johnson give away in all?

Answer 1

if the daughter got 2,400, then the son got 2,400 *
`(5)/(6)` (we divide what she got into six parts and give him 5 of such parts: this is

2,400 *
`(5)/(6)`= 400*5=2000

and together they got 2000+2400=4400

which is the answer