Question

Daisy and Oscar make £90 at a car boot sale. The split the money in the ratio 5:4. How much money did each of them make?

Answer 1

Daisy made 50 and Oscar made 40.

Explanation:

Daisy: Oscar: total

5 4 5+4 = 9

Taking the total made and dividing by 9.

90/9 = 10

Multiply each term in the ratio by 10.

Daisy: Oscar: total

5*10 4*10 9*10

50 40 90

Daisy made 50 and Oscar made 40.