Given:
Total tips = $ 77.40
Ratio of tips sharing = 2 : 3 : 4
To find:
How much more does Brian get over Paul
Solution:
Let 2x, 3x and 4x be the cost of tips got by Paul, Colin and Brian.
Total cost of tips =$ 77.40
2x + 3x + 4x = 77.40
9x = 77.40
Divide by 9 on both sides.

x = 8.6
Brian gets = 4(8.6) = $34.4
Paul gets = 2(8.6) = $17.2
Difference = 34.4 - 17.2
= 17.2
Therefore Brian gets $17.2 more than Paul.
In short, to convert two fractions to have the same denominator, we simply multiply one by the denominator of the other, so in this case, we'll multiply 1/3 by 5, top and bottom, and 1/5 by 3, top and bottom, thus
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3/4 is the simplified version of 6/8. How I got this is I know that 4 goes into 8 twice so you multiply by 2. Whatever you do to the bottom you do to the top so you will get 6/8.
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