Question

You collect a total of $75 in donations from three people.The three donations are in a ratio 4:4:7.

How much is each of the smaller donations?
How much greater is the largest donation than one of the smallest donation?

Answer 1

The ratio given are: 4 + 4 + 7=15, therefore each share of the donation is proportional to:

4/15 X 75=20, and 7/15 X $75=35, so we:

20:$35 Donations in proportion to the ratios given.

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