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mrs.johnson gave a sum of money to her son and daughter in the ratio 5:6. her daughter received $2,400.how much did mrs.johnson give away in all?

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  • 02-12-2015
if the daughter got 2,400, then the son got 2,400 * [tex] \frac{5}{6} [/tex] (we divide what she got into six parts and give him 5 of such parts: this is

2,400 * [tex] \frac{5}{6} [/tex]= 400*5=2000

and together they got 2000+2400=4400

which is the answer



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