Question

Three friends, akira,bruno and carmela pooled thier money to start a lemonade stand. akria contributes $25, bruno contributed $20 and carmela contributed $35. after a month, thier lemoneade stand had earned 2000, and they want to distribute this money in the same ratio as the money that was invested. how many dollars will brouno recieve

plz explian

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Answer:

$500

Explanation:

Bruno's fraction of the total contribution was ...

Bruno / Total = $20/($25 +20 +35) = 20/80 = 1/4

Then Bruno's share of the earnings is this same fraction, so is ...

(1/4) × ($2000) = $500