Share £72 in the ratio 2:7
2:72x:7x2x + 7x = 9x72 = 9xx = 72/9x = 82x = 2(8) = 167x = 7(8) = 5656 + 16 = 72£72 can be split into £16 and £56 so that way it is in the ratio of 2:7
