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Amy and Clare share some money in the ratio 3:2

Amy gets the larger share of £18
How much does Clare get?

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Final answer:

Amy and Clare share money in the ratio 3:2. Amy gets £18. To find out how much Clare gets, we can find the value of each part and multiply it by 2.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how much Clare gets, we can start by finding the total amount of money shared between Amy and Clare. Since the ratio of their shares is 3:2, we can add these two parts together to get the total ratio of 3+2=5.

Now we know that Amy gets the larger share of £18, which represents 3 parts of the total ratio.

To find out how much each part is worth, we can divide £18 by 3: £18/3 = £6.

Now we can multiply the value of each part by 2 to find out Clare's share: £6 x 2 = £12. So, Clare gets £12.

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