Tom and maria typed in words in the ratio of 1 : 5 in 20 minutes. they typed 864 words altogether. find the number of words that each of them typed

The number of words Tom typed are 144 and number of words Maria typed are 720 .

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As given

Tom and Maria typed in words in the ratio of 1 : 5 in 20 minutes.

They typed 864 words altogether.

Let us assume that the y be the scalar multiple of the Tom and Maria typed in words .

Number of words Tom typed = y

Number of words Maria typed = 5y

Thus the equation becomes

y + 5y = 864

6y = 864

y = 144

Number of words Tom typed = 144

Number of words Maria typed = 5 × 144

                                                  = 720

Therefore the number of words Tom typed are 144 and number of words Maria typed are 720 .

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