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Share £40 into the ratio 1:3

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User Kodiak
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in short, we divide 40 by (1+3) and distribute accordingly.



\bf 40\qquad 1:3\qquad \cfrac{1}{3}~\hspace{5em}\cfrac{1\cdot (40)/(1+3)}{3\cdot (40)/(1+3)}\implies \cfrac{1\cdot 10}{3\cdot 10}\implies \cfrac{10}{30}\implies 10:30

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