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Aaron is 6 years old, Beth is 9 years old and Charlie is 15 years old. They are going to share £5940 in the same ratio as their ages. How much do they each receive?

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Answer:

[tex]Aaron=1188[/tex]

[tex]Beth=1782[/tex]

[tex]Charlie=2970[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question we are told that

Ratio 6:9:15

Total amount to e shared N=£5940

Generally the Ratio can divide the Total amount mathematically as follows

Ratio

6:9:15/3=2:3:5

Sum of ratio

2+3+5=10

For Aaron

[tex]A=\frac{2}{10} *5940[/tex]

[tex]A=1188[/tex]

For Beth

[tex]B=\frac{3}{10} *5940[/tex]

[tex]B=1782[/tex]

For Charlie

[tex]C=\frac{2}{10} *5940[/tex]

[tex]C=2970[/tex]

Check answer

[tex]A+B+C=5940\\1188+1782+2970=5940[/tex]

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