Motherwants to divide Rs 36 between her daughters Shreya and Bhoomika inthe ratio of their ages. If age of Shreya is 15 years and age ofBhoomika is 12 years, find how much Shreya and Bhoomika will get.

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Solution

Ratio ofages =
Therefore,mother wants to divide Rs 36 in a ratio of 5 : 4.
Terms of 5: 4 are 5 and 4.
Sum ofthese terms = 5 + 4 = 9
Shreyawill get of the total money and Bhoomika will get of it.
Amountthat Shreya will get =
Amountthat Bhoomika will get =
Therefore,Shreya and Bhoomika will get Rs 20 and Rs 16 respectively.

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