Question

3) Pat and Julie share some money in the ratio 2 : 5
Julie gets £45 more than Pat.
How much money did Pat get?

Answer 1

Answer: 30£.

Explanation: Julie gets 5x, Pat gets 2x by the propotion. Since Julie gets £45 more than Pat, we have 5x-2x=45. Thus, we have: 3x=45, and thus, x=15. Therefore, Pat gets $2x = 2\cdot 15 = 30.$