Question

leila and joe are two partners in a buisness. leila makes $2 in profits for every $5 that jo makes. if jo makes $30 profit on the first item they sell, how much profit does leila make?

Answer 1

In this case, we'll have to carry out several steps to find the solution.

Step 01:

Data

leila $2 ====> $5 jo

jo = $30

x = leila = ?

Step 02:

$2 leila ---------- $5 jo

x ---------- $30 jo

x * 5 = 30 * 2

x = 60 / 5 = 12

The answer is:

Leila makes $12 profit.