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Jen, Paula and Sarah had spent the week decorating an elderly neighbour's house, for which they earned £500 between them. When it came to dividing up the money Paula claimed she had worked three times harder than Jen, and Sarah had worked twice as hard as Paula. If the money was divided fairly, how much money did they each receive?
Answer
Jen =£50Paula =£150
Sarah =£300
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Very simple, but cool.
well I tried......... cool teaser
I got it so i liked it
I don't know how to calculate pounds. Good teaser BTW
When did anyone ever get paid exta for working harder?
Calculating pounds has nothing to do with it. it is a simple equation Paula gets three times as much as jen. Sarah gets tw times as much as paula. Reeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaalllllllllllyyyyyyyy easy
I know it is a little weird but this is in my happy world. I wish anyways thanks for your comments. This got rejected the first time becuase I made a typing error and i forgot I resent it... anyways thanks
Sigh. Another ratio teaser based on the same principle.
These are SO easy if you know how to do them. The ratio between the work each performed is 6::3::1.
6+3+1=10
500/10=50
1x50=50; 3x50=150; 6x150=300.
Yawn.
These are SO easy if you know how to do them. The ratio between the work each performed is 6::3::1.
6+3+1=10
500/10=50
1x50=50; 3x50=150; 6x150=300.
Yawn.
Of course that should be 6x50=300, not 6x150.
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