Sheldon and Leonard our partners in a business Sheldon makes two dollars in profit for every five dollar that Leonard makes. If together they make a profit of $28 on the first item they sell how much profit does Sheldon make

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Answer:

  • Sheldon makes $8 profit

Step-by-step explanation:

The fraction of the profit that belongs to Sheldon is ...

  Sheldon / Leonard = 2 / 5

  Sheldon / Total = 2 / (2 + 5) = 2/7

Then Sheldon's portion of the $28 profit is ...

  Sheldon's profit = 2/7 × $28 = $8

Sheldon makes $8 profit on the first item they sell.