Question

Elise wants to divide a sum of money between Hannah and Adil in the ratio 2 : 3 . Elise says: Hannah will get 2 3 of the money. To explain why Elise is not correct, find the fraction of the money that Hannah will get.

Answer 1

Answer:

2 / 5

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that :

Ratio of money division by Elsie between Hannah and Adil = 2 : 3

Hannah = 2 ; Adil = 3

Elsie says Hannah gets 2 /3 which is incorrect :

The correct fraction each gets is as follows

Fraction of money Given to each :

Total = (2 + 3) = 5

Hannah = 2 / total = 2 /5

Adil = 3 /total = 3 /5

Hence, the correct fraction Hannah gets is 2 /5