Question

20. An amount of money was shared among five boys Ali, Juma, Musa, Khalid and Mustafa. Ali got /8 of the total amount while Juma got /5 of the remainder. The remaining amount was shared equally among Musa, Khalid and Mustafa, each of which received Kshs 600. a) How much did Juma get? b) How much was shared among the five boys. (3 marks) (2 marks)​

Answer 1

`x=(18000)/(7)=2571(3)/(7)`

Explanation:

Let the total amount be x

Then Ali got 1/8x With 7/8x left

Juma got 7/40x with 7/10x left

Musa, Khalid and Mustafa got 7/30x each

since
`(7)/(30)x=600`

7x=18000

`x=(18000)/(7)=2571(3)/(7)`