Question

Ivan and Tanya share £150 in the ratio 4:1 Work out how much more Ivan gets compared to Tanya.

Answer 1

Ivan gets 120 and Tanya gets 30

Explanation:

4 plus 1 is 5. 150 divided by 5 is 30 (Tanya's share) and 150 minus 30 is 120(Ivan's share)

Answer 2

Ivan get 90 pounds more than Tanya.

Explanation:

Since it's a 4:1 ratio there is 5 parts in total. So i divided the 150 by 5 to get 30. From there i multiplies the 30 by 4 to get Ivan's portion and Tanya only has one portion which is 30. So Ivan has 120 and Tanya has 30, 120-30= 90