Question

Share £40 in the ratio 1:4 between Tim and Sam

Answer 1

`\£8:\£32`

Explanation:

`(40)/(1+4)`

`(40)/(5)`

`=8`

`1:4`

`1 * 8:4 * 8`

`8:32`

Answer 2

Tim gets £8

Sam gets £32

Explanation:

Ratio is 1:4

So, Total parts are 1+4 = 5

Dividing it by total parts

=
`(40)/(5)`

= £ 8

So, Tim gets £8

But,

Sam gets 4(£8)

= Sam gets £32