An employer wishes to distribute a total of $35,000 among four of her employees. What is the largest amount an employee will get if the money is distributed among them in the ratio of 1:2:3:4?
A. $3500
B. $7500
C. $8750
D. $14000
E. $25000
Let the distributed amounts be m, 2m, 3m and 4m. Then,
m + 2m + 3m + 4m = 35000 or 10m = 35000. Thus, m = 3500 or 4m = 14000.