Chelsea and Jennifer decide to open a fitness center. They need to invest $125,000 to start the business. They invest in a 2:3 ratio, respectively. How much did Jennifer invest? Someone Please Help me !
The first thing we need to know is that the Jennifer-Chelsea ratio is as follows: 3: 2 Equivalently: 3/2 To know how much Jennifer invests, we have to: (3 / (2 + 3)) = x / 125000 Clearing x: x = 125000 * (3 / (2 + 3)) = 75000 answer Jennifer invest 75000 $