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A packet contains 24 pens.

Henry and Alice share them in the ratio 3 : 5
How many does Alice receive?

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Hey There,

How are you doing? In this case, you would get 24, and divide it by 5, resulting in 4.8
Now you multiply 4.8 by 5, which is 14.4 :)

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Darian D.
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Alice would receive 15 pens while Henry would receive 9.
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