Question

Divide R4 625 amongst Andrew, Brendan, and Clair so that for every R4 that

Answer 1

Using proportions, it is found that:

• Andrew gets R 1850.

• Each of Brendan and Clair get R 1387.5.

What is a proportion?

A proportion is a fraction of total amount.

In this problem, the total amount divided is R 4625.

For every R4 Andrew gets, both Brendan and Clair gets R3, hence the ratio is 4:3:3, which means that:

• Andrew gets $\frac{4}{4 + 3 + 3} = \frac{4}{10} = 0.4$ of the total amount.

• Brendan gets $\frac{3}{4 + 3 + 3} = \frac{3}{10} = 0.3$ of the total amount.

• Clair gets $\frac{3}{4 + 3 + 3} = \frac{3}{10} = 0.3$ of the total amount.

Then:

$A = 0.4(4625) = 1850$

$B = C = 0.3(4625) = 1387.5$

Hence:

• Andrew gets R 1850.

• Each of Brendan and Clair get R 1387.5.

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