What is the ratio of 64 into 3 to 5?

If the question is to divide 64 into two pieces in the ratio 3 to 5, then divide it into 8 pieces and take three for one collection and five pieces for the other. The pieces when you divide 64 by 8 are 8 so you want 3 eights and 5 eights. Answer is 24 and 40.