Question

184500 $ are to be divided between 2 people. One person has 80% of what the other person has. How much does each one receive in $?​

Answer 1

Given:

$184500 are to be divided between 2 people.

One person has 80% of what the other person has.

To find:

The amount each one receive in $.

Solution:

Let $x be the amount received by first person. Then,

Amount received by the second person = 80% of x

                                                                   = 0.80x

Total amount = Amount received by first person + by second person

                      =$x+0.80x$

                      =$1.80x$

Total amount is 184500. So,

$1.80x=184500$

$x=\dfrac{184500}{1.80}$

$x=102500$

So, the amount received by the first person is $102,500.

$0.80x=0.80\times 102500$

$0.80x=82000$

So, the amount received by the second person is $82,000.