Three businessmen Njoroge, Mwaura and Kimani contributed a total of sh. 82, 250 to start a business.

Three businessmen Njoroge, Mwaura and Kimani contributed a total of sh. 82, 250 to start a business. The ratio of the contribution of Njoroge to Mwaura was 2:3 and that of Mwaura to Kimani was 4:5. How much did Kimani contribute?

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Wilfykil answered the question on August 13, 2019 at 06:28

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