Question

Lena and Joe are two of the partners in a business Lena makes $3 in profits for every $4 that Joe makes if Joe makes $60 profit on the first item they sell how much profit does Lena make?

Answer 1

Lena makes $45 profit.

Extra information:

The amount of profit Lena makes is 3/4th of the profit Joe makes, seeing as when Joe makes $4 profit, Lena makes $3 and $3 is 3/4th of $4. Therefore, when Joe makes a profit of $60, Lena makes a profit of (60 x 3/4) $45.