Question

Blake and Josh are both saving money for a new bike. The ratio of Blake's savings to Josh's savings is 3:1. If they have saved $400, how much has each boy saved?

Answer 1

Given:

Total savings = $400

Ratio of savings of Blake and Josh = 3:1

To find:

The saving of each.

Solution:

Let the savings of Blake and Josh are 3x and x respectively.

According to the question,

$3x+x=400$

$4x=400$

Divide both sides by 4.

$x=100$

Now,

Savings of Blake = 3(100)=300

Savings of Josh =100

Therefore, the savings of Blake and Josh are $300 and $100 respectively.