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hi,share £340 among angela,maya and claire. for every 10p angela gets ,gets 5p, and claire gets 2p. angela gets ........,maya gets........and claire gets ..........thank you please explain.

Hi there. Add the three amounts together 10p + 5p +2p = 17p. Divide 340p by 17p = 20.

So Angela gets 20 x 10p = £2.00

The other gets 20 x 5p = £1.00

The other gets 20 x 2p = £0.40p

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gilbertstone wrote:hi,share £340 among angela,maya and claire. for every 10p angela gets ,gets 5p, and claire gets 2p. angela gets ........,maya gets........and claire gets ..........thank you please explain.

If you add up the amounts 10+5+2=17p
How many 17ps are there in £340. It works out neatly as 20

so, Angela gets 20 x 10 (£200)
Maya gets 20 x 5 (£100)
Claire gets 20 x 2 (£40)

thank you very much much appreciated

gilbertstone wrote:hi,share £340 among angela,maya and claire. for every 10p angela gets ,gets 5p, and claire gets 2p. angela gets ........,maya gets........and claire gets ..........thank you please explain.

Add the values they each get
10+5+2=17
so for each 17p available to be shared Angela gets 10p, Maya gets 5p and claire gets 2p
it works just as well for £'s
i.e. for each £17 available to be shared Angela gets £10, Maya gets £5 and claire gets £2

divide £340 by 17 and you'll get 20
20x10 = £200 for Angela
20x5 = £100 for Maya
20x2 = £40 for Claire

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