Question

Hannah & Sal share 24 sweets.

5
1
Hannah gets - of them. Sal gets - of them.
NO
How many sweets do they each get?
24​

Answer 1

Hannah = 20, Sal = 4

Explanation:

Total number of sweets = 24

Ratio in which the sweets was shared;

Hannah : Sal = 5 : 1

Hannah gets:

Hannah = 5 / ( 5+1) * 24 = 5/6 * 24 = 5 * 4 = 20

Sal gets:

Sal = 1 / ( 5+1) * 24 = 1/6 * 24 = 1 * 4 = 4