Problema Solution

Austin and Kaitlyn Kojan invested $195,000 in a business venture. If Kaitlyn invested 2 ¼ times as much as Austin invested, how much money did Kaitlyn invest

Answer provided by our tutors

amount invested by Austin --- x

amount invested by Kaitlyn --- 2 ¼(x) = 9x/4


x + 9x/4 = 195000

4x + 9x = 780000

13x = 780000

x = 60000


Kaitlyn --- (9/4)(60000) = 135000


check: 135000/60000 = 2.25 or 9/4