Sharing Quantities in a Given Ratio
If £30 is shared in the ratio 2:3, why does that mean one person gets 2 equal parts and the other gets 3, making 5 parts altogether? The answer depends on what the numbers in a ratio represent. This section explains how a ratio describes a multiplicative relationship between equal-sized parts, rather than naming the actual amounts received.
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