Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Express the following ratio in the simplest form:
186 : 403
Solution
186:403 =`186/403=(186 ÷ 31)/(403 ÷ 31)=6/13` (As the H.C.F. of 186 and 403 is 31.)
Since the H.C.F. of 6 and 13 is 1, the simplest form of 186:403 is 6:13.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
If 60% people in city like cricket, 30% like football, and the remaining like other games, then what percentage of the people like other games? If the total number of people is 50 lakh, find the exact number who like each type of game.
Find the reciprocal ratio of `x/3 : y/7`
If (3x – 4y) : (2x – 3y) = (5x – 6y) : (4x – 5y), find x : y.
What quantity must be added to each term of the ratio (p + q) : (p - q) to make it equal to (p + q)2 : (p - q)2 ?
If `a/(b + c) = b/(c + a) = c/(a + b)`, show that each ratio is equal to `(1)/(2) or -1`.
Ten gram of an alloy of metals A and B contains 7.5 gm of metal A and the rest is metal B. Find the ratio between :
(i) the weights of metals A and B in the alloy.
(ii) the weight of metal B and the weight of the alloy.
If (4x² + xy) : (3xy – y²) = 12 : 5, find (x + 2y) : (2x + y).
A picture is 60 cm wide and 1.8 m long. The ratio of its width to its perimeter in lowest form is ______.
25 kg : 20 g = 50 kg : 40 g
Cost of a dozen pens is ₹ 180 and cost of 8 ball pens is ₹ 56. Find the ratio of the cost of a pen to the cost of a ball pen.
