Question

ms adams shares out 40 pencils between niamh and jack in the ratio 3:5 how many pencils does each child get

Answer 1

niamh gets 15 pencils and jack gets 25 pencils

Explanation:

3+5=8

40/8=5

5*3=15

5*5=25

so the ratio for how many penicils each child is 15:25

Answer 2

40 times 3/3+5= Niamh’s amount = 40x3/8 = 15 pencils
40 times 5/3+5= Jack’s amount =
40x5/8 = 25 pencils