Question

Brian and Colin win some money and share it in the ratio 5:1. Brian gets 60 more than Colin. How much did they get altogether?

Answer 1

They got money of `90` altogether.

Explanation:

Let Brian has money of `5 x` and Colin has `x` as their share.

`5 x- x =60 :. 4 x= 60 :. x= 60/4=15 :. 5 x= 5*15=75`

So Brian and Colin has money of `75 and 15` as their share.

`T= 75+15=90`

So they got money of `90` altogether. [Ans]