Question

Three students, Thando, Busi and Peter, painted a room together. They spent 5 hours, 3 hours and 2 hour, respectively, on the task. They earned R500 in total, for the job. How much should each of them receive?

Answer 1

The three students spent a total of $5+2+3=10 hrs$

Thando should receive $\frac{5}{10}\times{500}=R 250$

Busi should receive $\frac{3}{10}\times{500}=R 150$

Peter should receive $\frac{2}{10}\times{500}=R 100$