Question

Keerti has a collection of sea shells. She gives 1/8 of her shells to Ria and 5/8 of her shells to Janani. If Ria gets 16 shells, how many shells does Janani get?

Answer 1

Answer:

80

Step-by-step explanation:

Ria gets 1/8 of the shells

That means that 1/8 of the shells = 16

But Janani gets 5 parts out of the 8 parts

If 1 part is 16 shells, then 5 parts will be 16 x 5 = 80

Equation

Let the total number of shells be x

1/8 of x = 16

1/8 × x = 16

x = 16 ÷ 1/8

= 16 × 8

= 128

Number of shells Janani gets =

5/8 of 128

= 80