Leila and Jo are two of the partners in a business. Leila makes $3 in profits for every $4 that Jo makes. If Jo makes $60 profit on the first item they sell, how much profit does Leila make?
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$45
it is $18 I know for sure because I checked
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To find out the profit Leila makes, we need to know the ratio of profits between Leila and Jo. It is given that Leila makes $3 profit for every $4 that Jo makes.
Now, let's find the proportion between Leila's profit and Jo's profit:
Leila's profit / Jo's profit = $3 / $4
To find Leila's profit, we need to solve for it. First, let's find the value of $4 that corresponds to $3:
$3 is to $4 as $x is to $60
We can set up this proportion as follows:
$3 / $4 = $x / $60
To solve for x, we can use cross-multiplication:
$3 * $60 = $4 * $x
$180 = $4x
Dividing both sides by $4, we get:
x = $180 / $4
x = $45
Therefore, Leila makes $45 profit.