Fred and George had some money at first. Fred received 5 times as much money as George every day. At the end of 6 days, both of them had the same amount of money. If George had $1440 at first and Fred had $1680 at the end of those 6 days, what is the ratio of Fred's money to the total amount of money at first?
| |
Fred |
George |
| Before |
? |
$1440 |
| Change |
+ 5 u |
+ 1 u |
| After |
$1680 |
$1680 |
Amount that George received every day
= 1680 - 1440
= $240
1 u = 240
Amount that Fred received every day
= 5 u
= 5 x 240
= $1200
Amount that Fred had at first
= 1680 - 1200
= $480
Total amount that Fred and George had at first
= 1440 + 480
= $1920
Fred's amount : Total amount
480 : 1920
1 : 4
Answer(s): 1 : 4
