Nick & Angad share a lottery win of £4450 in the ratio 3 : 2.
Nick then shares his part between himself, his wife & their son in the ratio 4 : 5 : 1.
How much more does his wife get over their son?

Respuesta :

His wife gets £1068 more over their son

Step-by-step explanation:

The given is:

  • Nick & Angad share a lottery win of £4450 in the ratio 3 : 2
  • Nick then shares his part between himself, his wife & their son in the ratio 4 : 5 : 1

We need to find how much more his wife gets over their son

We use the ratio method to solve the problem

∵ Nick & Angad share a lottery win of £4450 in the ratio 3 : 2

→  Nick :  Angad  :  Total

→  3       :  2           :  5 (3 + 2 = 5)

→  x       :                :  4450

By using cross multiplication between Nick and Total

∵ x × 5 = 3 × 4450

∴ 5 x = 13350

- Divide both sides by 5

x = 2670

∵ x represents the part of Nick

The part of Nick is £2670

∵ Nick shares his part between himself, his wife & their son

   in the ratio 4 : 5 : 1

∵ Nick part is 2670

→  Nick  :  wife  :  son  :  total

→  4        :  5       :  1      :  10 (4 + 5 + 1 = 10)

→            :   y       :  z     :  2670

By using cross multiplication between his wife and the total

∵ 10 × y = 5 × 2670

∴ 10 y = 13350

- Divide both sides by 10

y = 1335

∵ y represents the part of his wife

The part of his wife is £1335

By using cross multiplication between their son and the total

∵ 10 × z = 1 × 2670

∴ 10 z = 2670

- Divide both sides by 10

z = 267

∵ z represents the part of their son

The part of their son is £267

Now let us subtract the part of their son from the part of his wife to find how much his wife gets over their son

∵ The part of his wife = 1335

∵ The part of their son = 267

∴ The difference = 1335 - 267 = 1068

∴ His wife gets £1068 more over their son

His wife gets £1068 more over their son

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