Question

Will and Olly share £80 in the ratio 3:2

Work out how much each of them get

Answer 1

Answer:

£48 and £32

Step-by-step explanation:

sum the parts of the ratio, 3 + 2 = 5 parts

Divide £80 by 5 to find the value of one part of the ratio.

£80 ÷ 5 = £16 ← value of 1 part of the ratio, thus

3 parts = 3 × £16 = £48 ← Will

2 parts = 2 × £16 = £32 ← Olly

Answer 2

Will and Olly gets £48 and £32 respectively.

What is a Ratio?

• Two quantities having the same units can be compared using the ratio, indicating the presence of one quantity in the another.
• It also indicated that how big or small the quantity is.
• For comparing two quantities, ratio can be represented as a:b.

Given:

Will and Olly share £80 in the ratio 3:2.

Since, this is a ratio so the units will be same.

Let, Will gets 3x share and Olly gets 2x share.

Total money is £80.

Now, we have to find the value of x to find how much each of them gets.

From the given condition we can write:

⇒ 3x + 2x = 80

⇒ 5x = 80

⇒ x = 16

We will put the value of x to find each's share.

⇒ Will = 3x

⇒ Will = 3 × 16

⇒ Will = £48

⇒ Olly = 2x

⇒ Olly = 2 × 16

⇒ Olly = £32

Therefore, out of £80, Wil gets £48 and Olly gets £32.

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