If their combined annual salaries amount to $145,500, what is the annual salary (in dollars) of each?

Question

The salaries of a secretary, a salesperson, and a vice president for a retail sales company are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5. If their combined annual salaries amount to $145,500, what is the annual salary (in dollars) of each?

secretary $

salesperson,$

Vice President $

Answer 1

2:3:5 gives us 10 total parts.

145,500/10 = 14,500/part

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