Example : 2 oraanges is to be share among two people in the ratio of 1 to 7. Find the amount of orange each person will get
Since, 16 oranges is to be shared among two people and their ratio is 1 to 7
Firstly, sum the ratios together
= 1 + 7
= 8
For the first person
Since the total ratio is 8
Then the first person will receive 1/8 of the total oranges
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{1}{8}\text{ x 2} \\ =\frac{2}{8} \\ =\frac{1}{4} \end{gathered}[/tex]