Mrs Perry

Mrs Perry shares out 25 biscuits between Gemma and Zak in the ratio 1:4. How many biscuits has each?

Correct result:

g =  5
z =  20

Solution:

g=25⋅ 11+4=5
z=25⋅ 41+4=20

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