Question

Steve and Jenny break a 120g chocolate bar into two pieces. Steve has 3/8

of the bar and Jenny has the rest. What is the ratio of Jenny's piece
of the bar to Steve's piece of the bar?

8/9 of the people who attended a cricket match were men. What was
the ratio of men to women at the cricket match?

Shirley and Hanif share some money. Shirley receives 2/5 of the money and
Hanif receives £66. How much money did Shirley and Hanif share?

Answer 1

5/8

Explanation:

Answer 2

Steve has 3/8 of the chocolate bar, and Jenny has the rest, which is 1 - 3/8 = 5/8 of the bar.

To find the ratio of Jenny's piece to Steve's piece, we divide the weight of Jenny's piece by the weight of Steve's piece:

Jenny's piece / Steve's piece = (5/8) / (3/8) = (5/8) * (8/3) = 5/3

Therefore, the ratio of Jenny's piece of the bar to Steve's piece of the bar is 5:3.

If 8/9 of the people who attended the cricket match were men, the remaining 1/9 of the attendees were women.

The ratio of men to women at the cricket match can be expressed as 8:1.

If Shirley receives 2/5 of the money and Hanif receives £66, we can set up the equation:

(2/5) * Total Money = £66

To find the total money shared by Shirley and Hanif, we need to solve for the Total Money:

Total Money = £66 / (2/5) = £66 * (5/2) = £165

Therefore, Shirley and Hanif shared a total of £165.