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  • 12-10-2011 03:26PM
    #1
    ciaeim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 477 ✭✭


    sorry im sure this is very simple to all of ye but not to me ;)
    6650 was divided between ciaran and sheila in the ratio 2:5. how much did each receive ?

    answer i gave was ciaran 1900 and sheila 4750 but this was wrong i was told .

    ty in advance for your help :D


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  • #2
    hivizman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,163 ✭✭✭hivizman


    Well, 1900/4750 = 0.4 = 2/5, and 1900 + 4750 = 6650, so unless the person setting the question is using terms in a non-standard sense, or you misread the question (for example, the ratio was 2:3 rather than 2:5), I would agree with you that dividing 6650 between Ciaran and Sheila in the ratio 2:5 means that Ciaran gets 1900 and Sheila gets 4750.

    Were you given the "correct" answer? That might make it possible to work back to what the person setting the question thought he or she was asking.


  • #3
    ciaeim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 477 ✭✭ciaeim


    it was actually a question my daughter got in an exam . i was just looking through them and this one stood out as i thought the answer was correct. dont know what the correct answer by the teacher was. she is in junior cert and im just curious as to what other solution could be , ty for your reply

    ps 2:5 is what is written down in question


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