Question

Mark and Henry win some money and share it in the ratio 3:4. Mark gets £27. How much did they win in total?

Answer 1

Answer:

They won $\£63$ in total

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x ----> Mark's money

y ----> Henry's money

we know that

$x=27$ ----> equation A

$\frac{x}{y}=\frac{3}{4}$ ----> equation B

substitute equation A in equation B

$\frac{27}{y}=\frac{3}{4}$

solve for y

$y=27(4)/3\\y=36$

we have that

$x+y=27+36=\£63$