Question

russell , sarah and terry share money in the ratio 2:5:8 , russell gets 120 pound less than terry. how much money do they get each

Answer 1

Answer:

Russell:  40 pounds; Sarah:  100 pounds; and Terry:  160 pounds.

Step-by-step explanation:

The three different amounts of money are 2x, 5x and 8x, or 15x.

Terry gets 8x, whereas Russell gets 2x, and 8x - 2x = 120 pounds.

Solving for x, 6x = 120 pounds, and so x = 20 pounds.

Russell gets 2(20 pounds);  Sarah gets 5(20 pounds); and Terry gets 8(20 pounds), or 40 pounds, 100 pounds and 160 pounds.  Note that 40 pounds is 120 pounds less than 160 pounds, as required by the problem.