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Dave and ryan share some money in the ratio 7 : 4 . dave got $28, how much did ryan get?

User Lesli
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Answer:

Explanation:

let money ryan gets be x

7/4=28/x(do cross multiplication)

28*4=7x

112=7x

112/7=x

16=x

therefore ryan gets $16

User Mathias Weyel
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Answer:

$16

Explanation:

28/7=4

4*4=16

User HuangJie
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