184500 $ are to be divided between 2 people. One person has 80% of what the other person has. How much does each one receive in $?

Given:

$184500 are to be divided between 2 people.

One person has 80% of what the other person has.

To find:

The amount each one receive in $.

Solution:

Let $x be the amount received by first person. Then,

Amount received by the second person = 80% of x

                                                                   = 0.80x

Total amount = Amount received by first person + by second person

                      =

                      =

Total amount is 184500. So,

So, the amount received by the first person is $102,500.

So, the amount received by the second person is $82,000.