Question

Mother wants to divide Rs.36 between her daughters Shreya and Bhoomika in the ratio of their ages. If the age of Shreya is 15 years and age of Bhoomika is 12 years, find how much Shreya and Bhoomika will get.

Answer 1

Ratio of the age of Shreya to that of Bhoomika = 15/12 =5/4 = 5 : 4 

Thus, Rs.36 divide between Shreya and Bhoomika in the ratio of 5 : 4. 

Shreya gets = 5/9 of Rs.36 = 5 x 36/9 = Rs.20 

Bhoomika gets = 4/9  of Rs.36 = 4 x 36/9 = Rs.16