Question:
Three boys spent the same amount of money on printers.
Henry spent 2/5 of his money, Jonas spent 3/4 of his and Fred spent 2/3 of his.
They had a total of $1440 at first. How much of money did each boy spend?
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Answers:
Since Each boy spent the same amount of money, you make the numerator the same.
Henry Jonas Fred
2/5 x 3 3/4 x 2 2/3 x 3
6/15 6/8 6/9
The denominator now represents the total Units they each had.
15 Units 8 Units 9 Units
TOTAl Amount: $1440
Total Units : 15+8+9= 32 Units
32 Units -> $1440
1 Unit -> $45
Since Each of them Spent 6 units,
6 Units-> $45 x 6 = $270.
Each boy spent $270.
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1) It is a Fraction question
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Question 1:
Mary and Tom used the same number of beads to make jewelries.
Mary used 2/5 of hers and Tom used 3/4 of his. They both had a total of 2300 beads.
How many beads did each of them use?
Question 2 :
There are 540 people in Block A and Block B. 2/5 of the people in School A and 1/4 of the people in School B are Children. Given that there is an equal number of Adult in both Block A and Block B, how many Children are there in School A?
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Question:
The ratio of Eric’s money to Kim’s money was 3 : 1. After Eric gave Kim $60, the ratio of Eric’s money to Kim’s money became 3 : 5. How much did Eric have at first?
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Solution using the Storyline-Balance Method:
E : K
At start: 3u : 1u
Story: – 60 + 60
At end: 3u – 60 1u + 60
Final ratio: 3 : 5
So 5 sets of (3u – 60) = 3 sets of (1u + 60)
15u – 300 = 3u + 180
15u – 3u = 180 + 300
12u = 480
1u = $40
So at first Eric had 3u = 3 x 40 = $120
Ans: $120
Note:
The above is just one method. Another method requires you to notice that in the above problem, the total number of units remain the same as it is an INTERNAL TRANSFER or TOTAL UNCHANGED situation or concept. However, using the Storyline-Balance method, you don’t need to know what has been unchanged.
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