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rebekahcooney12 rebekahcooney12
  • 18-01-2015
  • Mathematics
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Divide £360 into a ratio of 1:4

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vivio
vivio vivio
  • 18-01-2015

A ratio can also be written as a fraction, so 1:4 can also be 1/4. When you look at it like this, it's a lot easier to see that all this question is asking for is one-fourth of 360, which is 90. This makes sense because the ration of 90:360 simplifies into 1:4

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luana
luana luana
  • 18-01-2015

\(1x+4x=360\\\\ 5x=360\ \ \ \ | divide\ by\ 5\\\\ x=72\\\\ 4x=4*72=288\\\\ 360\ in\ ratio\ 1:4\ is\ 72\ to\ 288.\)

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