Ex 12.1, 15 - Mother wants to divide Rs 36 between her daughter Shreya

Ex 12.1, 15 - Chapter 12 Class 6 Ratio And Proportion - Part 2

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Ex 12.1, 15 Mother wants to divide Rs 36 between her daughters Shreya & Bhoomika in the ratio of their ages. If age of Shreya is 15 years and age of Bhoomika is 12 years, find how much Shreya & Bhoomika will get.Shreya’s age = 15 years Bhoomika’s age = 12 years Ratio = (π‘†β„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘¦π‘Ž^β€² 𝑠 π‘Žπ‘”π‘’)/(π΅β„Žπ‘œπ‘œπ‘šπ‘–π‘˜π‘Ž^β€² 𝑠 π‘Žπ‘”π‘’) = 15/12 = 5/4 = 5 : 4 Money will be divided in = 5 + 4 = 9 parts From which Shreya gets 5 parts out of 9 parts and Sangeeta gets 4 parts out of 9 parts. Money Shreya will get = 5/9 Γ— 36 = 5 Γ— 4 = Rs 20 Money Sangeeta will get = 4/9 Γ— 36 = 4 Γ— 4 = Rs 16

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