Dividing into a Ratio – Demonstration

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Josh and Jack the bandits stole £20 from the bank! Josh Jack
They divided it in the ratio 2 : 3
How much did they each get?

Draw a Bar Model to calculate £20 ÷ 5 = £8 £12

how much one part is worth. £4 per part How can we check our answer?

£8
Josh

4 4 = 5 parts
in total
4 4 4
Jack

£12
Josh and Jack the bandits stole £35 from the bank! Josh Jack
They divided it in the ratio 2 : 5
How much did they each get?

Draw a Bar Model to calculate £35 ÷ 7 = £10 £25

how much one part is worth. £5 per part How can we check our answer?

£10
Josh

5 5 = 7 parts
in total
5 5 5 5 5
Jack

£25 ①
Josh and Jack the bandits stole £36 from the bank! Josh Jack
They divided it in the ratio 4 : 5
How much did they each get?

Draw a Bar Model to calculate £36 ÷ 9 = £16 £20

how much one part is worth. £4 per part How can we check our answer?

£16
Josh

4 4 4 4 = 9 parts
in total
4 4 4 4 4
Jack

£20 ②
Mary and Mo shared 24 sweets in the ratio 5 : 1 Mary Mo
How many sweets did they each get?

Draw a Bar Model to calculate 24 ÷ 6 = 20 4

how much one part is worth. 4 sweets How can we check our answer?
per part

20
Mary 4 4 4 4 4 = 6 parts
in total
Mo 4
4
Mary and Mo shared 48 sweets in the ratio 3 : 5 Mary Mo
How many sweets did they each get?

48 ÷ 8 =
Draw a Bar Model to calculate 18 30
6 sweets
how much one part is worth.
per part How can we check our answer?

18
Mary
6 6 6 = 8 parts
in total
Mo 6 6 6 6 6
30 ③
Jess and James shared 54 fries in the ratio 2 : 7 Jess James
How many fries did they each get?

Draw a Bar Model to calculate 54 ÷ 9 = 12 42

how much one part is worth. 6 fries How can we check our answer?
per part
12
Jess
6 6 = 9 parts
in total
James 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
42
Jess and James shared 80 fries in the ratio 3 : 7 Jess James
How many fries did they each get?

Draw a Bar Model to calculate 80 ÷ 10 = 24 56

how much one part is worth. 8 fries How can we check our answer?
per part
24
Jess
8 8 8 = 10 parts
in total
James 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
56 ④
example Mary and Mo shared 48 sweets in the ratio 3 : 5
How many sweets did they each get?

Mary got 18.

Mo got 30.

1) Tom and Tim shared 30 sweets in the ratio 2 : 3

How many sweets did they each get?

2) Jane and Jess shared £28 in the ratio 5 : 2

How much did they each get?

3) Anna, Hannah and Tanya shared 32 fries in the ratio 1 : 2 : 5

How many fries did they each get?
example Mary and Mo shared 48 sweets in the ratio 3 : 5
How many sweets did they each get?

Mary got 18.

Mo got 30.

Answers
Tom got 12. 1) Tom and Tim shared 30 sweets in the ratio 2 : 3
Tim got 18. How many sweets did they each get?

Jane got £20. 2) Jane and Jess shared £28 in the ratio 5 : 2
Jess got £8. How much did they each get?
Anna got 4.
Hannah got 8. 3) Anna, Hannah and Tanya shared 32 fries in the ratio 1 : 2 : 5
Tanya got 20. How many fries did they each get?
example Mary and Mo shared 48 sweets in the ratio 3 : 5
How many sweets did they each get?

Mary got 18.

Mo got 30.

1) Tom and Tim shared 72 sweets in the ratio 4 : 5

How many sweets did they each get?

2) Max, Mike and May shared £56 fries in the ratio 4 : 1 : 3

How many fries did they each get?

3) Sophie and Sarah shared some fries in the ratio 2 : 5

Sarah got 15 more fries than Sophie.
How many fires were there in total?
example Mary and Mo shared 48 sweets in the ratio 3 : 5
How many sweets did they each get?

Mary got 18.

Mo got 30.

Answers
Tom got 32. 1) Tom and Tim shared 72 sweets in the ratio 4 : 5
Tim got 40. How many sweets did they each get?
Max got £28.
Mike got £7. 2) Max, Mike and May shared £56 in the ratio 4 : 1 : 3
May got £21. How many fries did they each get?

35 3) Sophie and Sarah shared some fries in the ratio 2 : 5

(one part Sarah got 15 more fries than Sophie.
is worth 5) How many fries were there in total?
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