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Joshua, Amira and Salah share some money in the ratio 4:2:7. Amira receives £940 less than Joshua. Calculate the total amount of money that they shared.

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Final answer:

To find the total amount of money that Joshua, Amira, and Salah shared, we need more information.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the total amount of money that Joshua, Amira, and Salah shared, we need to use the given ratio and the information that Amira received £940 less than Joshua.

Let's start by assigning a value to the ratio. We can choose a value that is easy to work with, such as 4, 2, and 7.

Since Amira received £940 less than Joshua, we can subtract £940 from Joshua's share. Let's call Joshua's share 'x'. Amira's share would be 'x - £940'. Salah's share would be '7x'.

Adding up the amounts, we get:

Total = x + (x - £940) + 7x

Simplifying the expression:

Total = 9x - £940

To find the value of 'x', we need more information. Unfortunately, we cannot determine the exact amount of money they shared without additional details.

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