Question

a ratio and proportion question------
A plot of land , 600 sq m in area , is divided between two persons such that the first person gets three fifth of what the second gets , find the share of each

Answer 1

let first persons land be 3/5

then the first gets

=3/5×600sq m

3×120sq m

360 sq m

then the second person gets =600-360

640 sq m