3 years ago

150 pounds shared into the ratio of 4:1

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$\begin{cases}x+y=150\smallskip\\\dfrac{x}{y}=\dfrac{4}{1}\end{cases}\Leftrightarrow\begin{cases}x+y=150\smallskip\\x=4y\end{cases}\Leftrightarrow\begin{cases}5y=150\smallskip\\x=4y\end{cases}\Leftrightarrow\begin{cases}y=30\smallskip\\x=120\end{cases}$

$150=120+30$

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