Question

You and two friends pay $40 for tickets. The cost was divided three ways in the ratio 1 : 3 : 6. How much did each person pay

Answer 1

first person payed$4, second person payed$12 and the third person payed $24

Explanation:

find the sum of the ratio

find

1 divided by the total ratio time $40 to get first person

follow in that order to get the amount each person payed.