To find how much more Edwin spends than Frankie, we need to determine Edwin's weekly expenditure.
Since the ratio of Edwin's expenditure to Frankie's expenditure is 12:5, 12 represents Edwin's portion and 5 represents Frankie's.
To find Edwin's expenditure, we can set up a proportion:
12 (Edwin's expenditure) / 5 (Frankie's expenditure) = Edwin's expenditure / $95
Cross-multiplying gives us:
12 * $95 = 5 * Edwin's expenditure
1140 = 5 * Edwin's expenditure
Dividing both sides by 5 gives us:
Edwin's expenditure = 1140 / 5
Edwin's expenditure = $<<1140/5=228>>228
To find the difference in their expenditures, we subtract Frankie's expenditure from Edwin's expenditure:
Edwin's expenditure - Frankie's expenditure = $228 - $95
The difference is $133.
Therefore, Edwin spends $133 more than Frankie every week.
The ratio od edwin weekly expenditure to frankie weekly expenditure 12:5. If frankie spends $95 every week, how much more does edwin spend than frankie?
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