Question

June, Brian and Natasha share £40 in a ratio 1:2:2. How much money does each person get please I need help

Answer 1

June gets £ 8 and Brian gets £ 16 and Natasha gets £ 16

Solution:

Given that,

June, Brian and Natasha share £40 in a ratio 1 : 2 : 2

Let the share of June be 1x

Let the share of Brian be 2x

Let the share of Natasha be 2x

Total amount = 40

Therefore, we can say,

share of June + share of Brian + share of Natasha = 40

$1x+2x+2x = 40\\\\5x = 40\\\\x=8$

Thus we get,

Share of June = 1x = 8

Share of Brian = 2x = 2(8) = 16

Share of Natasha = 2x = 2(8) = 16

Thus June gets £ 8 and Brian gets £ 16 and Natasha gets £ 16