a basket of laundry is being separated. Divide 48 pieces of clothing into 2 groups so that the ratio is 1:3
The answer to this question would be 12 cloth: 36 cloth
In this question, you are asked to divide the clothing into 1:3 ratio. That mean, you need to divide the clothing into 4 parts (1+3), then put 1 part in one basket and 3 parts in other baskets. The calculation would be:
Basket 1= 48 cloth 1/(1+3)= 12 cloth
Basket 2= 48 cloth 3/(1+3)= 36 cloth