Question

David Egil and frances share money in the ratio 2:7:9 Egil gets £85 more than David work out how much they each get ?

Answer 1

David gets £34, Egil gets £119 and Frances gets £153.

Explanation:

Let the amount of money David gets be 2x, Egil be 7x and Frances be 9x.

7x = 2x + 85

7x - 2x = 85

5x = 85

x = 85 ÷ 5

x = 17

David (2x) = 2 × £17

= £34

Egil (7x) = 7 × £17

= £119

Frances (9x) = 9 × £17

= £153