Question

Can you help me with this question please

Answer 1

171 pounds

Explanation:

So lets break this down

If the ratio between Ann and Bill is 2 : 9, then Bill gets 4.5 times more than Ann, because 9/2 = 4.5

We already know that Chloe and Dave get 2.5 times more than Ann

So let's first solve for how many pounds Ann gets, by this equation:

`399 = 4.5x+2.5x+2.5x+x`

Where x is the amount that Ann gets

So lets solve:

`399 = 4.5x+2.5x+2.5x+x\\399 = 10.5x\\x = 38`

So now we know that Ann gets 38 pounds, and Bill gets 4.5 times more than Ann, we we need to multiply 38 times 4.5., which equals 171 pounds