Question

amar divided his collection of stamps in the ratio 6:5 between his two sisters sheila and amina.if sheila received 23 stamps more than amina.how many stamps did he distributed.

Answer 1

so total no of stamps with amina=115
stamps with shelia=138

Answer 2

let the stamps sheila get=6x
the stamps amina get =5x
A.T.Q
5x +23=6x
6x-5x=23
x=23
stamps of sheila=5×23=115
stamps of amina=6×23=138