Question

Caroline, Colin & Sarah share some money.
Caroline gets 1/10 of the money.
Colin and Sarah share the rest in the ratio 2:7.
What proportion does Colin get?

Answer 1

Colin get 2 unit out of 10 units,1/5

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,Caroli get $\frac{1}{10}$ of the total money.

Let the total money be 10 units.

Ratio of money distributed between Colin and Sarah = 2:7

Here,Caroline get 1 part of money

         Colin get 2 part of money

         Sarah get 7 part of money

As 1 + 2 + 7 = 10 = 10 units

Hence,Colin get 2 unit out of 10 units,i.e 1/5

         

Answer 2

Answer:

7/10

Step-by-step explanation: