Question

1) Tom and Tim shared 72 sweets in the ratio 4:5
How many sweets did they each get?

Answer 1

Tom gets 32 sweets, and Tim gets 40 sweets

4:5

4+5 = 9

4/9 of 72 = 32

4:5

4+5 = 9

5/9 of 72 = 40