+168 Adam, Kate and Rebecca share £160 in the ratio of 2 : 5: 3
Kate says she receives 5 parts and Rebecca 3 parts, so I receive ?? % more than Rebecca.
How do I work out the percentage?
Thanks
+4622 We treat parts as variables in this question.
Since Kate says she receives 5 parts, that means she receives 5x.
And, since Rebecca receives 3 parts, that means she receives 3x.
Adam receives 2 parts, which means 2x.
So, 5x+3x+2x=160, 10x=160, x=16
That means each part is worth £16.
What do you mean by I receive ?? % more than Rebecca?
Do you mean Kate or Adam?
Rebecca: 16*3=£48
If it's Kate, then we'll first have to work out the total amount of money Kate has, which is 16*5=£80
If it's Adam, then we'll first have to work out the total amount of money has, which is 16*2=£32
To find the percentage increase, we'll have to do: 80-48/48*100=66.6% increase- Kate
