Question

14. A man shares his land among his children in
the ratio 3: 2 : 5. If the total area of the land is
400 acres, what is the largest area of land
given out by the man?
A. 200 acres
B. 250acres
C. 300acres
D. 450 acres

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

we are taking ratios as x

3x , 2x ,5x

as we know sum 3x , 2x ,5x is 400

then

3x +2x + 5x = 400

10x = 400

x = 400/10 = 40

largest is 5x = 5× 40= 200

answer A

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