Question

Share 500 in the ratio 1:5

Answer 1

`\bf 1:5\qquad \cfrac{1}{5}\qquad \cfrac{1\cdot (500)/(1+5)}{5\cdot (500)/(1+5)}\implies \cfrac{1\cdot (250)/(3)}{5\cdot (250)/(3)}\implies \cfrac{(250)/(3)}{(1250)/(3)}\implies \cfrac{\quad 83(1)/(3)\quad }{416(2)/(3)}`