Question

Alice has £85 and Scott has £67.

How much money should Scott give Alice so that Alice has 3 times as much money as Scott?
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Answer 1

Alice has £85 and Scott has £67.

Total money = 85+67

= 152

The ratio that we want to divide the money = 3:1

Money that Alice will have = 3x

Money that Scott will have = x

`3x + x = 152 \\ 4x = 152 \\ x = (152)/(4) \\ \\ x = 38`

Scott has 67

67-38 = 29

Answer = 29

He should give Alice 29 so that Alice has 3 times as much money as Scott

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