Mrs Xaba is a single mother with 3 chidren. She recieved 12600 bonus. She would like to share her bonus with her children in the ratio.total share 2:1 Calculate the total amount mrs xaba gave her children as a percentage of the amount recieved?

1 Answer
Mar 23, 2018

If I have interpreted you question correctly.
The children as a whole received #33 1/3%#

Explanation:

You do not state the true distribution of the funds involved.

So if this is not correct just change the values and apply the same process as me.

Using ratio in fraction format.

Assumptions:

Ratio number 1 #->("Mrs Xaba")/("children as a whole") =2/1#

Total number of parts split into is #2+1=3#.

So the children, as a group, received #color(red)(1/3)# of 12600

#color(red)("Note that "1/3~~33.3%) color(blue)(larr" We could stop hear"#
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We can 'split' the 12600 into #12000+600#

So #1/3xx12600# is the same as:

#1/3xx12000=4000#
#1/3xxcolor(white)(12)600=ul(color(white)("d")200larr" Add")#
#color(white)("ddddddddddd.")4200#

#4200/12600xx100=33 1/3% larr" Exact value"#

#4200/12600xx100~~33.3% larr" Approximate value"#