A basket of laundry is being separated. Divide 48 pieces of clothing into 2 groups so that the ratio is 1:3

The answer to this question would be 12 cloth: 36 cloth

In this question, you are asked to divide the clothing into 1:3 ratio. That mean, you need to divide the clothing into 4 parts (1+3), then put 1 part in one basket and 3 parts in other baskets. The calculation would be:

Basket 1 = 48 cloth * 1 / (1+3) = 12 cloth

Basket 2 = 48 cloth * 3 / (1+3) = 36 cloth