Question

Haziq and Billy get $80 by selling their old toys at a sale.They divide the money in the ratio of 2:3. How much money do they each receive?

Answer 1

Solution:

Haziq and Billy get $80 by selling their old toys at a sale.They divide the money in the ratio of 2:3.

Let's assume :-

• Money received by Haziq = 2x
• Money received by Billy = 3x.

Haziq and Billy get $80 by selling their old toys at a sale.

Then,

`2x + 3x = $80`

`5x = 80`

Divide both sides by 5,

`(5x)/(5 )= \frac {80}{5}`

`x = 16`

Money received by Haziq = 2x

Substitute the value of 'x' here,

`2 * 16 = 32`

Money received by Billy = 3x

`3 * 16 = 48`

Therefore,

• money received by Haziq = $32
• money recieved by Billy = $48