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Will and Olly share £80 in the ratio 3 : 2 Work out how much each of them get

Will and Olly share £80 in the ratio 3 : 2 Work out how much each of them get
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Will and Olly share £80 in the ratio 3 : 2
Work out how much each of them get

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Answer:

Will = £48

Olly = £32

Explanation:

Let the shares of Will and Olly be 3x and 2x


3x + 2x = 80 \\ 5x = 80 \\ x = (80)/(5) \\ x = 16 \\ 3x = 3 * 16 = 48 \\ 2x = 2 * 16 = 32

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