A joint harambee was held for two schools that share a sponsor. School A needed Shs.15 million while School B needed 24 million to complete their...

A joint harambee was held for two schools that share a sponsor. School A needed Shs.15 million while
School B needed 24 million to complete their projects. The sponsor raised Shs.16.9 million while other
guest raised Shs.13.5 million.
(a) If it was decided that the sponsor's money be shared according to the needs of the school
with the rest equally, how much does each school get (5 mks)
(b) If the sponsor's money was shared according to the schools needs while the rest was in the ratio of students, how much does each school get if school A has 780 students and school B 220
students

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Kavungya answered the question on March 29, 2019 at 07:10

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