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Alex & Gavyn share a lottery win of £5400 in the ratio 3 : 2.
Alex then shares his part between himself, his wife & their son in the ratio 5 : 4 : 1.
How much more does his wife get over their son?

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Answer:

$972

Step-by-step explanation:

Alex's share: ⅗ of 5400 = 3240

Wife gets 3/10 of his share more than the son:

3/10 × 3240 = $972

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The amount of money Alex's wife get over their son is £1,296.

Given the following data:

  • Lottery win = £5400
  • Ratio of Alex & Gavyn = 3:2.
  • Ratio of Alex, wife and son = 5:4:1

To calculate the amount of money Alex's wife get over their son:

What is ratio?

Ratio is a mathematical expression that is typically used to denote the proportion of two (2) or more quantities with respect to one another and the total quantities.

How to calculate Alex's.

First of all, we would calculate Alex's share from the lottery:

[tex]Alex = \frac{3}{5} \times 5400\\ \\ Alex = 0.6 \times 5400[/tex]

Alex = £3240

For the wife:

[tex]Wife = \frac{4}{10} \times 3240\\ \\ Wife =0.4 \times 3240[/tex]

Wife = £1,296‬

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