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Multiple choice maths ratio, proportion and unitary method converting to ratios finding ratios other quantities

In an office the working hours are 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM and in between 20 minutes are spent on lunch Find the ratio of office hours to the time spent for lunch-

  1. $21:1$
  2. $1:14$
  3. $7:30$
  4. $30:7$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Total time in office $ = 9:30  to  4:30  = 7  hours  $

Ratio of two quantities can be found when they are of same units.

So, $ 7  hours   = 7 \times 60 = 420  minutes   $
Hence, ratio $ = \dfrac {420  min }{20  min } = 21:1 $

Multiple choice maths ratio, proportion and unitary method converting to ratios finding ratios other quantities

In a class there are 50 boys and 30 girls. The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in the class is. 

  1. $80 : 50$
  2. $3 : 5$
  3. $5 : 3$

  4. none
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

To find the ratio of two numbers, we have to consider their fraction. 


Here, it is given that there are $50$ boys and $30$ girls in the class, then the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls is:

$\dfrac { 50 }{ 30 } =\dfrac { 5 }{ 3 } =5:3$

Hence, the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls is $5:3$.

Multiple choice maths ratio, proportion and unitary method converting to ratios finding ratios other quantities

The continued ratio of $4 : 3$ and $5 : 6$ is ____

  1. $4 : 15 : 6$
  2. $4 : 5 : 6$
  3. $20 : 15 : 12$
  4. $20 : 15 : 18$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

$Ratio 1 = 4 : 3$
$Ratio 2 = 5 : 6$
Multiplying ratio $1$ by antecedent of ratio $2$ and ratio $2$ by consequent of ratio $1$,
Ratio $1 = 20 : 15$
Ratio $2 = 15 : 18$
Thus, for two ratios $a : b$ and $b : c, a : b : c$ is called the continued ratio.
$\therefore 20 : 15 : 18$ is the continued ratio for $4 : 3$ and $5 : 6$.

Multiple choice maths ratio, proportion and unitary method converting to ratios finding ratios other quantities

The continued ratio of $2 : 5$ and $6 : 7$ is _____

  1. $2 : 5 : 7$
  2. $2 : 5 : 6$
  3. $12 : 30 : 35$
  4. $12 : 10 : 42$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

$R _{1}$ = $2 : 5$
$R _{2}$ =$ 6 : 7$
Multiplying the LCM of the consequent of ratio $1$ and antecedent of ratio $2$, to both the ratios.
$R _1$ = $12 : 30$
$R _2$ = $30 : 35$
Thus, the continued ration for $2 : 5$ and $6 : 7$ is $12 : 30 : 35$

Multiple choice maths ratio, proportion and unitary method converting to ratios finding ratios other quantities

The ratio between the ages of $A$ and $B$ is $2 : 5$. After $8$ years, their ages will be in the ratio $1 : 2$. What is the difference between their present ages?

  1. $20$ years
  2. $22$ years
  3. $24$ years
  4. $25$ years
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Let $A = 2x; B = 5x$ be the present ages of $A$ and $B$ respectively.
After $8$ years, their ages will be $(2x + 8)$ years and $(5x + 8)$ years respectively.
Therefore, $ (2x + 8) : (5x + 8) : : 1 : 2$
$\Rightarrow  (5x + 8)\times 1 = 2(2x + 8)$
$\Rightarrow x = 8$
Thus difference of their present ages is $5x - 2x = 3x$ i.e., $24$ years.