aiden and caden share a reward of $42 in a ratio of 1:5. What fraction of the total reward does Caden get?
If they share in the ratio of 1:5 that is a ratio of 1 part to 5 parts.
i.e. there are 6 parts in total.
1 part going to aiden and 5 parts going to caden
1/6 of 42 is 7, so 5/6 of 42 is 35
$7 goes to aeden and $35 goes to caden