Malachy and Paul win some money and share it in the ratio 4:5. Malachy gets £44. How much did Paul get?

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  £55

Step-by-step explanation:

Multiplying the given ratio units by 11 tells you the answer.

  4 : 5 = 44 : 55

Paul got £55.

1/800 is the right answer

step-by-step explanation:

step 1: solve one of the equations for one of the variables. let's solve the first equation for y:

step 2: substitute that equation into the other equation, and solve for x.

step 3: substitute x = 4 x = 4 x=4 into one of the original equations, and solve for y.