Samuel, john and james share #16:00 in the ratio 1:2:3. Find james share
16.00 IN D RATIO OF 1:2:3. 1+2+3=6,16\6=2.7,2.7*1=2.7,2.7*2=5.4,2.7*3=8.1.SO JAME SHARE IS 8.1
1 k + 2 k + 3 k = 6 k ... James' share (3k) was half of the total
As R_scott pointed out, james will get 3k out of the 6k, or 1/2 of the 16.00
which would be 8.00 exactly
OMADA's error is that 1600/6 = 2.666...
rounding that intermediate answer to 2.7 and then proceeding with that
rounded answer.
This leads to his error and the answer being off by .10
To find James' share, we need to determine the fraction of the total that corresponds to James' share.
The ratio given is 1:2:3, which adds up to a total of 6 parts (1 + 2 + 3 = 6). We can treat each part as a fraction of the total.
To calculate James' share, we divide his part (3) by the total parts (6), and then multiply by the total amount (#16:00).
James' share can be calculated as follows:
James' share = (3 / 6) * #16:00
Now let's perform the calculation:
James' share = (0.5) * #16:00
= #8:00
Therefore, James' share is #8:00.