Russel, Sarah and Terry share money in the ratio 2:5:8. Sarah has £120. Workout how much Russel and Terry get.
Let their amounts be 2x, 5x, and 8x respectively
given: 5x = 120
x = 24
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To find out how much Russell and Terry get, let's first calculate the total ratio.
The given ratio of money shared between Russell, Sarah, and Terry is 2:5:8.
We can add up the values of the ratio to find the total ratio:
2 + 5 + 8 = 15.
Now, we can determine the share of each person by dividing the total amount by the total ratio.
Let's calculate the share of Sarah first.
Sarah's ratio is 5, and she has £120. To find the value of one unit of the ratio, we divide £120 by 5:
£120 / 5 = £24.
Now, let's find out how much Russell and Terry get.
Russell's ratio is 2. To calculate his share, we multiply the value of one unit (£24) by his ratio (2):
£24 * 2 = £48.
Terry's ratio is 8. To calculate his share, we multiply the value of one unit (£24) by his ratio (8):
£24 * 8 = £192.
Therefore, Russell gets £48, and Terry gets £192.