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Francesca and Shannon share some money in the ratio 3:5Shannon received £44 more than Francesca.How much money did they share?

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Francesca and Shannon share some money in the ratio 3:5.

Shannon received £44 more than Francesca.

How much money did they share?

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Solution

Let's denote the amount of money Francesca received as F F and the amount Shannon received as S S .

Given the ratio of their shares is 3:5, we can write: FS=35 \frac{F}{S} = \frac{3}{5}

This implies: 5F=3S 5F = 3S

We are also given that Shannon received £44 more than Francesca: S=F+44 S = F + 44

Now we have two equations:

  1. 5F=3S 5F = 3S
  2. S=F+44 S = F + 44

Substitute the second equation into the first equation: 5F=3(F+44) 5F = 3(F + 44)

Expand and simplify: 5F=3F+132 5F = 3F + 132 5F3F=132 5F - 3F = 132 2F=132 2F = 132 F=66 F = 66

Now, substitute F=66 F = 66 back into the second equation to find S S : S=66+44 S = 66 + 44 S=110 S = 110

So, Francesca received £66 and Shannon received £110.

The total amount of money they shared is: 66+110=176 66 + 110 = 176

Therefore, they shared £176.

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