JAMB - Mathematics (1986 - No. 10)
A number of pencils were shared out among Bisi, Sola and Tunde in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 5 respectively. If Bisi got 5, how many were share out?
15
25
30
50
Explicació
Let x r3epresent total number of pencils shared
B : S : T = 2 + 3 + 5 = 10
2 : 3 : 5
= \(\frac{2}{10}\) x y
= 5
2y =5
2y = 50
∴ y = \(\frac{50}{2}\)
= 25
B : S : T = 2 + 3 + 5 = 10
2 : 3 : 5
= \(\frac{2}{10}\) x y
= 5
2y =5
2y = 50
∴ y = \(\frac{50}{2}\)
= 25