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John and kim shared $2400 dollars in the ratio 2:6.What is kim's share ?

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Answer:

$1800

Explanation:

John's portion can be represented as 2x and Kim's portion can be represented as 6x as this will still be in a ratio of 2:6. The total of 2x and 6x equals 2400 so 8x = 2400 so divide both sides by 8 to find that x = 300. Kim's portion is 6x so 6(300) equals 1800.

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