Question

Russell, Sarah, and Terry share money in the ratio 2:5:8. Sarah has 120. How much would Russell and Terry get?

Answer 1

Russel gets `48` and Terry gets `192`

Explanation:

Let their ratios be `2x:5x:8x`

Sarah's part `= 5x = 120`

So `x = 120/5 = 24`

Russell's part `= 2x = 2xx24 = 48`

Terry's part `= 8x = 8xx24 = 192`