BECE Mathematics 2020 Paper

Each person's share from the ratio is calculated as:(The ratio / Sum of ratios) $\times$ Total being sharedVera:Brother = 11:9Sum of ratios $=11+9=20$Vera's share $=\frac{11}{20} \times 60 = 11 \times 3 = 33$NOTE: 20 goes into 60, 3 times and the 3 multiplies the 11 at the top and the result is 33Brother's share $=\frac{9}{20} \times 60 = 9 \times 3 = 27$To get how much more Vera got, subtract the brother's share from Vera's share to know how much more she gotThus $33-27=6$