A construction company is owned by two partners X and Y, who agree to divide their profit in the ratio 4:5. At the end of the year, Y received ₦5,000 more than X. What is the total profit of the company for the year?
Worked solution (try it first)
The ratio 4:5 splits the profit into 4+5=9 equal shares.
Y gets 5−4=1 share more than X, so one share is ₦5,000.