Question

£110 is divided between Sarah, Gavyn and Alex. So that Sarah gets twice as much as Gavyn, and Gavyn gets three times as much as Alex. How much did Sarah get?​

Answer 1

£ 66

Explanation:

Total amount =£ 110

Let Alex's amount be x

Alex got=x

Gavyn got= 3x

Sarah got= 2(3x)=2×3x =6x

According to Question

x+3x+6x=£ 110

10x=£110

x=£110/10

x=11

Hence,Sarah got =6x = 6× 11=66

So, Sarah got £ 66

Answer 2

Sarah got 66 dollars

Explanation:

Let Sarah be S, Gavyn be G, and Alex be A.

S+G+A = 110

S = 2G

G = 3A

We can multiply both sides by 2, so then it would be 2G = 6A

Since we know 2G = S, and 2G = 6A, we can say S = 6A

We can substitute S and G using the information we know.

Instead of S + G + A = 110, we can say 6A + 3A + A = 110

10 A = 110

A = 11

G = 3A = 33

S = 2G = 66

Hope this helps :)