Question

The ratio of Harry's money to Lincoln's money is 6:5. If Harry and Lincoln have a total of $715, how much money does Harry have? *

Answer 1

The ratio between them is

`6\colon5`

and in total they have $715 dollars so we have to find two numbers that:

`(6\cdot x)+(5\cdot x)=715`

and we solve for x

`\begin{gathered} x(6+5)=715 \\ x=(715)/(11) \\ x=65 \end{gathered}`

So harry have:

`65\cdot6=390`