Question

Jonny and Faheem share some money in the ratio 3:5. Faheem gets £12 more than Jonny. How much does Jonny get?

Answer 1

Given:

Jonny and Faheem share some money in the ratio 3:5.

Faheem gets £12 more than Jonny.

To find:

The amount that Jonny gets.

Solution:

Jonny and Faheem share some money in the ratio 3:5.

Let Jonny and Faheem get 3x and 5x.

Different between their amounts is

$5x-3x=2x$

Faheem gets £12 more than Jonny. It means the difference between their amounts is equal to £12.

$2x=12$

$x=\dfrac{12}{2}$

$x=6$

The amount that Jonny gets is

$3x=3(6)$

$3x=18$

Therefore, Jonny gets £18.