Question

12 Rose and Haydn share £250 in the ratio 2:3

Rose gives all her share of the money to charity.
Haydn gives 42% of his share of the money to charity.
Rose gives more money to charity than Haydn gives to charity.
Work out how much more.

Answer 1

Amount = £37

Explanation:

Let Rose be represented by R.

Let Haydn be represented by H.

Given the following data;

Total amount = £250

Ratio of R:H = 2:3 = 2 + 3 = 5

To find how much Rose earned;

R = 2/5 * 250

R = 500/5

R = £100.

For Haydn;

H = 3/5 * 250

H = 750/5

H = £150

Next, we calculate the amount Haydn gave to charity;

Percent = 42% = 42/100 = 0.42

H = 0.42 * 150

H = £63

To find how much more Rose gave to charity than Haydn;

Amount = R - H

Amount = 100 - 63

Amount = £37