Question

divide 40 pens among Geet and Ritu in the ratio of 3:5​

Answer 1

Geet will get 15 pens and Ritu will get 25 pens

Step-by-step explanation:

Geet=$\frac{3}{5+3}$=$\frac{3}{8}$×40=15

Ritu=$\frac{5}{5+3}$×40=25

Answer 2

Therefore Geet got 15 pens and Ritu got 25 pens.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let ,Geet got 3x pens and Ritu gets 5x pens

According to problem,

3x+5x=40

⇔8x=40

⇔x =5

Therefore Geet got 15 pens and Ritu got 25 pens.