Question

Jonny and Faheem share some money in the ratio 3:5. Faheem gets £12 more than Jonny. How much does Jonny get?

Answer 1

Given:

Jonny and Faheem share some money in the ratio 3:5.

Faheem gets £12 more than Jonny.

To find:

The amount that Jonny gets.

Solution:

Jonny and Faheem share some money in the ratio 3:5.

Let Jonny and Faheem get 3x and 5x.

Different between their amounts is

`5x-3x=2x`

Faheem gets £12 more than Jonny. It means the difference between their amounts is equal to £12.

`2x=12`

`x=(12)/(2)`

`x=6`

The amount that Jonny gets is

`3x=3(6)`

`3x=18`

Therefore, Jonny gets £18.