# String

Divide the string length 800 cm in ratio 1: 5

Result

a =  133.33 cm
b =  666.67 cm

#### Solution:

$a=800 \cdot \ 1 / (1+5) = 133.33 \ \text{ cm }$
$b=800 \cdot \ 5 / (1+5) = 666.67 \ \text{ cm }$

Our examples were largely sent or created by pupils and students themselves. Therefore, we would be pleased if you could send us any errors you found, spelling mistakes, or rephasing the example. Thank you!

Leave us a comment of this math problem and its solution (i.e. if it is still somewhat unclear...):

Be the first to comment!

Tips to related online calculators
Check out our ratio calculator.
Do you want to convert length units?

## Next similar math problems:

1. Divide money
Divide 1200 USD at a ratio of 1:2:3:4:5:6:9:10
2. Geometric plan
At what scale the building plan if one side of the building is 45m long and 12mm long on a plan?
3. Scale 3
Miriam room is 3.2 meters wide. It is draw by line segment length 6.4 cm on floor plan. In what scale it is plan of the room?
4. Building
At the building, we divided 240 boards into two piles in a 5: 3 ratio. How many were fewer boards in the lower pile?
5. Scale of the map
Determine the scale of the map if the actual distance between A and B is 720 km and distance on the map is 20 cm.
6. Snowman 3
During the last winter carnival, the local college students built a 30- foot snowman out of 109 tons of snow. How much snow will be needed to build a 36- foot snowman this year?
7. Good swimmer
Good swimmer swims 23 m distance with ten shots. With how many shots he swim to an island located 81 m if still swims at the same speed?
8. Moneys in triple ratio
Milan, John and Lili have a total 344 euros. Their amounts are in the ratio 1:2:5. Determine how much each of them has?
9. Runners
For three runners (on the first to third place) is prepared 30 chocolate that they be distributed in the ratio of 3 : 2 : 1 How much chocolate will get everyone?
10. Ages
John, Teresa, Daniel and Paul have summary 56 years. Their ages are in a ratio of 1:2:5:6. Determine how many years have each of them.
11. Donuts
Find how many donuts each student will receive if you share 126 donuts in a ratio of 1:5:8
12. Peppers
In the box are yellow (a), green (b) and red (c) peppers. Their amount is in a ratio 2:4:1 . Most are yellow peppers and green the least. Calculate the number of peppers each type if the total number of peppers is 70.
13. Image scale
The actual image dimensions are 60 cm x 80cm and has a reduced size 3 cm x 4 cm. At what scale the image was reduced?
14. Ratios
Reduce the numbers: 50 in a 1:2 ratio 111 at a ratio of 2:3 70 at 10:50 560 at a ratio of 3:8
15. Land area
A land area of Asia and Africa are in a 3: 2 ratio, the European and African are is 1:3. What are the proportions of Asia, Africa, and Europe?
16. Guppies
Audrey has some guppies in a fish tank. The ration of the oranges guppies to silver guppies is 3:5. She has 12y oranges guppies. Write the number of silver guppies she has in terms of y
17. Line segment
The 4 cm long line segment is enlarged in the ratio of 5/2. How many centimeters will measure the new line segment?