Philip and Terry won first and second place in the pie-eating contest. They had to share a cash prize in the ratio 8:3. Philip received $20 more than Terry. What was the value of the cash prize?
Philip rec'd 8 out of (8+3 ) = 8 /11 of the prize
Terry received 3/ 11 of the prize the difference , 5/11 of the prize = 20 dollars
or 5/11 x = 20 solve for 'x'