Question

A man divided a sum of rupees 120 into two parts for his two children in the ratio 5:3. How
much does each child get?​

Answer 1

Let the amount given to the two children be 5x and 3x.

5x+3x=120

8x=120

x= 15

There fore the money given to the children were 75 and 45 rupees respectively.

Answer 2

first ad ratio

take first by total number

again

take second number by total