Question

Mr smith and Mr kelly are business partners. They agreed to divide the profits in the ratio of 3:2. The profit is 24000 how much did each person receive?

Answer 1

Answer:

3x+2x=24000

5x=24000

x=24000/5=4800

smith gets 4800*3=14400

kelly gets 4800*2=9600

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Answer 2

$hey \: mate \: thank \: for \: the \: question \\ hope \: it \: helps \\ let \: the \: ratio \: be \: x \\ so \: ratio = 3x \: and \: 2x \\ according \: to \: problem \\ 3x + 2x = 24000 \\ 5x = 24000 \\ x = 24000 \div 5 \\ x = 4800 \\ mr \: smith \: profit = 3x = 3 \times 4800 = 14400 \\ mr \: kelley \: profit = 2x = 2 \times 4800 = 9600$