Ratios are like fractions in the way that you can simplify them if they have common factors. we can simplify this ratio to 1:3 that means that the bigger part got 3 times the amount of the smaller part. The problem says that Evan got the smaller amount, so if we multiply the smaller amount by 3 we should and will get the bigger amount. It says that $420 is the smaller part. 420*3=1260 so the bigger amount of money is $1260 So, because Ricky got the bigger part of Mr. George's money, he must have received $1260<span />
