Question

A sum of money was shared among Aaron Ben and Charles in the ratio 2:5:7 if Charles share was 1180 more than Aaron's share what was the original sum of money shared

Answer 1

The original sum of money shared was 3304

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the unit ratio

then according to given ratio

Aaron's share = 2x

Ben's Share = 5x

and

Charles Share = 7x

According to the statement

Charles share was 1180 more than Aaron's share

7x = 2x+1180

$Subtracing\ 2x\ from\ both\ sides\\7x-2x=2x-2x+1180\\5x=1180\\Dividing\ both\ sides\ by\ 5\\\frac{5x}{5} = \frac{1180}{5}\\x=236$

Sum of ratios:

2x+5x+7x = 14x

Putting the value of x

14(236) = $3304

The original sum of money shared was 3304

Keywords: Ratio, Division

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