Question

If $320 is divided into two portions in the ratio 3:5, the largest portions is​

Answer 1

let's divide the whole of 320 by (3 + 5) and then distribute accordingly to each portion

`3~~ : ~~5\implies 3\cdot (320)/(3+5)~~ : ~~5\cdot (320)/(3+5)\implies 3\cdot 40~~ : ~~5\cdot 40\implies 120~~ : ~~\text{\LARGE 200}`