Some money will be divided in the ratio of 2 to 3. Four times the smaller amount is one hundred three dollars less than three times the larger amount. What’s the smaller amount? What is the largest amount?

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Answer:

Smaller Amount =$206

Larger Amount =$309

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the total amount of money =x

The money will be divided in the ratio 2:3

Total Number of Shares =2+3=5

Therefore:

Smaller Amount [tex]=\dfrac25x[/tex]

Larger Amount[tex]=\dfrac35x[/tex]

Four times the smaller amount is one hundred three dollars less than three times the larger amount.

Therefore:

[tex]3$ X\dfrac35x=4$ X \dfrac25x + 103\\\dfrac{9x}{5}=\dfrac{8x}{5}+103\\$Collect like terms\\\dfrac{9x}{5}-\dfrac{8x}{5}=103\\\dfrac{x}{5}=103\\$Cross multiply\\x=103*5\\Amount of money to be shared, x=\$515[/tex]

Therefore:

Smaller Amount [tex]=\dfrac25$ X 515 =\$206\\[/tex]

Larger Amount[tex]=\dfrac35$ X 515 =\$309[/tex]

The largest amount will be $300

Let the smaller amount be "x"

Let the larger amount be "y"

If the money will be divided in the ratio of 2 to 3, then x: y = 2:3

If four times the smaller amount is one hundred three dollars less than three times the larger amount, this is expressed as:

4x = 3y - 100 ...... 1

Since x/y = 2/3

3x = 2y

x = 2y/3 ......  2

Substitute equation 2 into 1 to have:

4x = 3y - 100

4(2y/3) = 3y - 100

8y/3 = 3y - 100

8y/3 - 3y = -100

(8y-9y)/3 = -100

-y = -300

y = 300

Since x = 2y/3

x = 2(300)/3

x = 600/3

x = 200

Hence the largest amount will be $300

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