A sum of money divided into two part in the ratio 5:7. if the smaller amount is $200, find the larger amount

Answer 1

200/5 = 40, so
5:7 = 200:280

Answer 2

You also can solve that on tis way.

200 = smaller amount

x = larger amount

A sum of money divided into two part in the ratio 5:7 , the smaller amount is $200 means:

5 / 7 = 200 / x

Cross multiply

5 x = 7 • 200 = 1400

x = 1400 / 5 = 280

Answer 3

or this way:
smaller amount : larger amount = 5:7 = 5x : 7x
given: 5x = 200
x = 40
so larger amount = 7x = 280