first you have to find the reciprocal for 2 / 5 can do that by flipping 2 / 5 you'll then get 5 / 2 now the rest is simple all you have to do is multiply 7/12 by 2/5 so you multiply 7 by 2 and you get 14 that's your numerator 10 divide 12 by 5 and you'll get 60 so now you have 14 / 60 7 / 30 now you simplify and you get

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Three students, Matthew, Thompson and Amos shared #15000 in the ratio of 5:2:x respectively. If Matthew's share is 7500, calcula

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Answer:

The value of x is 3.

Step-by-step explanation:

Matthew earned 7500 of 15000, which is exactly half the total amount, meaning that the fraction corresponding to his earnings is 1/2.

Rate of 5:2:x, with number 5 corresponding to Matthew, mean that his fraction of the earnings, in function of x is given by:

$\frac{5}{5 + 2 + x} = \frac{5}{7 + x}$