Problema Solution

lyle and Roy do landscaping. They recently earned $840.for a project. If lyle earned $4 for every $1 earned by Roy how much of the money went to Lyle?

Answer provided by our tutors

its given that the ration of Lyle and Roy is 4:1

Total of them would be 4/5 and 1/5

 

Therefore, 

earning of Lvle is 4/5*840= 672

earning of Roy is 1/5*840= 168

 

TO cross check its stated that Lyle earned 44 for every 41 earned by roy so its 4*168= $672