SOLUTION: 1)Mr Castle shares out 32 marbles between Emily and Asif in the ratio 3:1 How many marbles does each child get? Emily gets ____ marbles and Asif gets ____ marbles. 2) Ms

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Question 728602: 1)Mr Castle shares out 32 marbles between Emily and Asif in the ratio 3:1
How many marbles does each child get?
Emily gets ____ marbles and Asif gets ____ marbles.

2) Ms Adams shares out 26 pencils between Niamh and Jack in the ratio 4 : 9
How many pencils does each child get?
Niamh gets ____ penicls and Jack gets ____ pencils.

Answer by checkley79(3341)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3N+1N=32
4N=32
N=32/4
N=8 THE MULTIPLIER.
3*8=24 MARBLES FOR EMILY.
1*8=8 MARBLES FOR ASIF.
PROOF:
3/1=24/8
24=3*8
24=24
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4N+9N=26
13N=26
N=26/13
N=2 THE MULTIPLIER.
4*2=8 FOR Niamh.
9*2=18 FOR Jack.
PROOF:
4/9=8/18
72=72

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