Question

A handyman and his helper worked on the same job. The ratio of the handyman’s page to the helpers pay was 7 to3. If the total fee for the job came to be $120, how much to help her make?

Answer 1

You would first add the two parts of the ratio to get ten, then divide 120 by ten to get 12. This means that each part of the ratio is worth 12 dollars, so to get the helper’s salary you would multiply 12 by three to get a total of 36.