The areas of three flats a b and c are in the ratio 5:6:8 respectively. If the difference in the area of flat c and flat a is 270 square metres, what is the area of flat b in square metres?

Answer 1

let the areas of the flats be 5x , 6x, and 8x for a, b, c respectively
Now use your given data:
"the difference in the area of flat c and flat a is 270 square metres"
----> 8x - 5x = 720

solve for x, and sub into my definitions

Answer 2

Answer samajh nahi aa raha hai

Answer 3

So as she said 8x-5x=720...steps after that are
8x-5x=720 (8x-5x=3x)
3x=720
X= 720/3=240
Therefore Area of flat B = 240×6 square metre
=1440 square metre

Answer 4

Sorry I did a mistake in my previous comments. It's not 720. It's 270. Other than that, every other steps are correct. As I have shown, follow the steps and just put 270 in place of 720