Aaron buys a tie and a belt. The prices of the tie and belt are in the ratio 2 : 5. If both items cost $539, (a) what is the price of the tie? (b) what is the price of the belt?
1 Answer
Sep 27, 2016
Price of tie is
Explanation:
As the prices of the tie and belt are in the ratio
let the price of tie be
Therefore total price is
As
Hence, price of tie is