Question 1: Express each of the following in the language of ratios:
(i) In a class, the number of girls in the merit list of the board examination is two times that of boys.
(ii) The number of student passing mathematics test is 2/3 of the number that appeared.
(i) The ratio of the number of girls in the merit list of the board examination to the number of boys in that list is 2 : 1.
(ii) The ratio of the number of students passing mathematics test to the total number of students appeared is 2 : 3.
Question 2: Express the following ratios in language of daily life:
(i) The ratio of the number of bad pencils to that good pencils produced in a factory is 1:9.
(ii) In India, the ratio of the number of villages to that of cities is about 2000:1.
ANSWER: (i) The ratio of the number of bad pencils to that of good pencils produced in a factory is 1 : 9 means out of 10 or (9 + 1) pencils, 9 pencils are good and 1 is bad.
(ii) In India, the number of villages is 2,000 times that of the cities.
Question 3: Express each of the of the following rations in its simplest from:
ANSWER: (i) 60 : 72 = 5 : 6 (dividing by 12)
(ii) 324 : 144 = 9 : 4 (dividing by 36)
(iii) 85 : 391 = 5 : 23 (dividing by 17)
(iv) 186 : 403 = 6 : 13 (dividing by 31)
Question 4: Find the ratio of the following in the simplest form:
ANSWER:
(i) ∵ Rs. 1 = 100 paise
∴ 75 : 300 = 1 : 4
(ii) 35 : 45 = 7 : 9
(iii) ∵ 1 kg = 1000 gm
∴ 8000 : 400 = 20 : 1
(iv) ∵ 1 Hour = 60 minute
∴48 : 60 = 4 : 5
(v) ∵ 1 meter = 100 cm
∴ 200 : 35 = 40 : 7
(vi) ∵ 1 min = 60 sec.
∴ 35×60 : 45 = 140 : 3
(vii) ∵ 1 dozen = 12
∴ 1 score = 20
or 3 score = 3 × 20 = 60
∴ 24 : 60 = 2 : 5.
(viii) ∵ 1 week = 7 days
∴ 21 : 3 = 7 : 1
(ix) ∵ 1 hour = 60 minute
∴ 2 hour 40 min = 2 × 60 + 40 = 160
∴ 48 : 160 = 3 : 10
(x) ∵ 1 meter = 100 cm
∴ 3 m 5 cm = 3 ×100 + 5 = 305 cm
∴ 305 : 35 = 61 : 7
Question 5: Find the ratio of
ANSWER: (i) The ratio of 3.2 metres to 56 metres = 3.2 : 56 = 0.4 : 7 = 2 : 35
(ii) The ratio of 10 metres to 25 cm = 1000 : 25 = 40 : 1
(iii) The ratio of 25 paisa to Rs 60 = 25 : 6000 = 1 : 240
(iv) The ratio of 10 litres to 0.25 litre = 10 : 0.25 = 40 : 1
Question 6: The number of boys and girls in a school are 1168 and 1095 respectively. Express the ratio of the number of boys to that of the girls in the simplest form.
ANSWER: Ratio of the number of boys to that of the girls is 1168 : 1095 = 16 : 15 (dividing by 73)
Question 7: Avinash works as a lecturer and earns Rs 12000 per month. His wife who is a doctor earns Rs 15000 per month. Find the following ratios:
ANSWER: Avinash's income = Rs. 12000
Avinash's wife income = Rs. 15000
Total income = 12000 + 15000 = Rs. 27000
(i) Ratio of Avinash's income to the income of his wife = 12000 : 15000 = 4 : 5
(ii) Ratio of Avinash's income to their total income = 12000 : 27000 = 4 : 9
Question 8: Of the 72 persons working in an office, 28 are men and the remaining are women. Find the ratio of the number of:
ANSWER:
Total number of persons = 72
Number of men = 28
Number of women = 72 −- 28 = 44
(i) Ratio of men to that of women = 28 : 44 = 7 : 11
(ii) Ratio of men to the total number of persons = 28 : 72 = 7 : 18
(iii) Ratio of persons to that of women = 72 : 44 = 18 : 11
Question 9: The length of a steel tape for measurements of buildings is 10 m and its width is 2.4 cm. What is the ratio of its length to width?
ANSWER:
Length of the steel tape = 10 m
= 10×100 cm10×100 cm = 1000 cm
Breadth of the steel tape = 2.4 cm
Question 10: An office opens at 9 a.m. and closed at 5 p.m. with a lunch interval of 30 minutes. What is the ratio of lunch interval to the total period in office?
ANSWER:
Total period in office = 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
= 3 hours + 5 hours = 8 hours
∵ 1 hour = 60 minutes
∴ 8 hours = 8 × 60 = 480 minutes
Ratio of lunch interval to total period = 30 : 480 = 1 : 16 (dividing by 30)
Question 11: A bullock-cart travels 24 km in 3 hours and a train travels 120 km in 2 hours. Find the ratio fo their speeds.
ANSWER:
Distance covered by bullock-cart = 24 km
Time taken = 3 hours
Speed of bullock-cart = 24/3=8 km/h
Distance covered by train = 120 km
Time taken = 2 hours
Speed of train = 120/2=60 km/h
Ratio for their speeds = Speed of bullock-cart : Speed of train = 8 : 60
= 2 : 15
Question 12: Margarette works in a factory and earns Rs 955 per month. She saves Rs 185 per month from her earnings. Find the ratio of:
(i) her savings to her incomeANSWER:
Income of Margarette per month = Rs. 955
Saving of Margarette per month = Rs. 185
Expenditure of Margarette per month = 955−-185 = Rs. 770
(i) Ratio of her saving to her income = 185 : 955 = 37 : 191
(ii) Ratio of her income to her expenditure = 955 : 770 = 191 : 154
(iii) Ratio of her saving to her expenditure = 185 : 770 = 37 : 154
(i) ∵ Rs. 1 = 100 paise ∴ 75 : 300 = 1 : 4(ii) 35 : 45 = 7 : 9(iii) ∵ 1 kg = 1000 gm ∴ 8000 : 400 = 20 : 1(iv) ∵ 1 Hour = 60 minute ∴48 : 60 = 4 : 5(v) ∵ 1 meter = 100 cm ∴ 200 : 35 = 40 : 7(vi) ∵ 1 min = 60 sec. ∴ 35×60 : 45 = 140 : 3(vii) ∵ 1 dozen = 12 ∴ 1 score = 20 or 3 score = 3 × 20 = 60 ∴ 24 : 60 = 2 : 5.(viii) ∵ 1 week = 7 days ∴ 21 : 3 = 7 : 1(ix) ∵ 1 hour = 60 minute ∴ 2 hour 40 min = 2 × 60 + 40 = 160 ∴ 48 : 160 = 3 : 10(x) ∵ 1 meter = 100 cm ∴ 3 m 5 cm = 3 ×100 + 5 = 305 cm ∴ 305 : 35 = 61 :
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