Bob,Clement,Dominic went to buy a gift.They shared the cost equally among themselves.However,Dominic did not bring any money.So,his friends paid for the gift first.The ratio of the amount Bob paid to the amount Clement paid was 4:5.The next day,Dominic returned $18.90 to Clement and some money to Bob.What is the cost of gift
+118609 Rom, I think that you have made an error.
Dominic paid $18.90 plus some more.
They each have to pay 1/3 each. It is easier to think of this as 3/9 each.
But Bob pays 4/9 and Clement pays 5/9
bob pays 3/9 for himself and 1/9 for Dominic. Clement pays 3/9 for himself and 2/9 for Dominic.
This means that Dominic owes Bob 1/9 of the total and Clement 2/9 of the total
Dominic repays $18.90 to Clement. This represents 2/9 of the total.
So 1/9 of the total must be 18.90/2 = $9.45
So the whole cost must have been $9.45*9=$85.05
+6248 Clement paid $18.90 which was 1/3 of the cost of the gift.
The gift costs 3x$18.90=$56.70
+11912 Rom , could u just tell me that how did u know that Clement paid 1/3 of the cost of gift!and what use of the ratio 4:5 did u make ! i cant makeout how did u solve this question !
+118609 Rom, I think that you have made an error.
Dominic paid $18.90 plus some more.
They each have to pay 1/3 each. It is easier to think of this as 3/9 each.
But Bob pays 4/9 and Clement pays 5/9
bob pays 3/9 for himself and 1/9 for Dominic. Clement pays 3/9 for himself and 2/9 for Dominic.
This means that Dominic owes Bob 1/9 of the total and Clement 2/9 of the total
Dominic repays $18.90 to Clement. This represents 2/9 of the total.
So 1/9 of the total must be 18.90/2 = $9.45
So the whole cost must have been $9.45*9=$85.05
+11912 that was such a wonderful and easy to understand answer ! after reading Roms answer i was also thinking that Rom left out that part and so it made hard to understand but now melody uve given the answer and ive understood it very well , thank u very much and a thumbs up too !
