Question

Mrs Perry shares out 21 biscuits between

Gemma and Zak in the ratio 1 : 6
How many biscuits does each child get?
biscuits.
Gemma gets
biscuits and Zak gets

Answer 1

Explanation:

x+6x=21

7x=21

x=3

6x=3×6= 18

Gemma gets 3 and Zak got 18

Answer 2

Gemma gets 3 biscuits

Zak gets 18 biscuits

Explanation:

1:6 = 1+6

= 7

1/7 * 21 = 3

6/7 * 21 = 18