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Kamau and Maina shared money in the ratio 5:2,Maina got 30 less,how much did he got
3 years ago

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Answered by mathhelper
Kamau's amount --- 5x
Maina's amount ---- 2x

5x-2x=30
x = 10

so Kamau had 50 and Maina had 20

notice 50 : 20 = 5:2
and 50-20 = 30
so my answer is correct
3 years ago

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