Question

A certain sum of money is distributed among two friends in the ratio 5:11. If one of them got Rs. 1350 more than the other, the total sum was?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Excess of everything is bad. Justify this statement after reading the chapter crowded home

Answer 2

Answer:

The total sum of money is $3600$

Step-by-step explanation:

Sum of money the first one got $=5x$

sum of money the second one got $=11x$

So, difference $=11x-5x=6x$

hence  

                   $6x=1350\\\\x=1350/6=225$

Therefore the total sum $=11x+5x=16x=16*225=3600$

Hence the answer

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