Sharing a part into a ratio
1 Leon has twice as many tennis balls as Carl.
Together they have 15 tennis balls. How many balls does each child have? Let’s show that Leon has twice as many tennis balls using a bar model. Carl Leon
Carl has 1 __ 3
of the tennis balls.
1 __ 3
of15=5
Carl has 5 tennis balls.
Leon has 2 __ 3
of the tennis balls.
2 __ 3
of 15 = 10
Leon has 10 balls.
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