Given:
Two brothers are sharing a certain sum of money in the ratio .
The largest share was Gh¢500.00.
To find:
The total amount shared between them.
Solution:
It is given that, two brothers are sharing a certain sum of money in the ratio .
First we need to make the denominators common.
So, the two brothers are sharing a certain sum of money in the ratio 10:9.
Let the shares of two brothers are 10x and 9x respectively. So, the larger share is 10x.
It is given that the largest share was Gh¢500.00.
Now, the total amount shared between them is:
Therefore, the total amount shared between them is Gh¢950.00.