Question

Emily an her dad share the cost of the meal in the ratio 2:3 emily’s Dad pays £52.20 what is the total cost of the meal

Answer 1

£87.00

Emily's dad pays 3 parts of the meal

Divide £52.20 by 3 to find one part of the ratio

$\frac{52.20}{3}$ = £17.40 ← 1 part of the ratio

2 parts = 2 × £17.40 = £34.80 ← Emily's share

total cost = £52.20 + £34.80 = £87.00

Answer 2

Answer: The total cost of the meal is $87.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

Ratio of cost of meal shared by Emily and her dad is 2:3

Cost of meal shared by Emily be 2x

Cost of meal shared by her dad be 3x

Cost paid by her dad = $52.20

So, Total cost will be

$\dfrac{3x}{5}=\ 52.20\\\\x=\dfrac{52.20\times 5}{3}\\\\x=\ 87$

Hence, the total cost of the meal is $87.