miss monepenny inherits £390 from a secret agent she decides to save some of the money and spend the rest the ratio of saving to spending money is 5:8. how much does she save and how much does she spend

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miss monepenny inherits £390 from a secret agent  she decides to save some of the money and spend the rest  the ratio of saving to spending money is 5:8. how much does she save and how much does she spend

anonymous · Answer

solve for one unit in the ratio
in here
390/(5+8)=30
1 unit=30
saved = 30x5=150
spent = 30x8=240

anonymous · Answer

thankyou rox 13kh. helped very much can i ask another question

anonymous · Answer

sure

anonymous · Answer

arthur is organising his collection of dvds. he has 19 altogether the ratio of comedy films to action to horror is 4:8:5 how many of each type of dvds does he have

anonymous · Answer

sorry made a mistake he has 119 altogether

anonymous · Answer

same here... find one unit
here 
119/(4+8+5)=7

comedy =7x4=28 
action =7x8=56
horror =7x5=35

anonymous · Answer

thanksxxxxxxxxx

anonymous · Answer

ur welcome