Question

22.5 KG of rice has 4.5 KG of sand mixed in it.what is the ratio of quantity of sand to rice? Express the ratio as the percentage

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

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to find:

ratio of quantity of sand to rice

solution:

total rice in the bag =22.5kg

sand mixed with rice =4.5kg

ratio of sand to rice =

$\frac{quantity \: of \: sand}{total \: quantity}$

$= \frac{4.5}{22.5}$

$= \frac{1}{5} = 1ratio 5$

ratio of sand to rice =1:5

ratio % of sand=

$\frac{1}{6} \times 100$

=16.66%=17%

ratio% of rice =

$\frac{5}{6} \times 100$

=83.33%=83%

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Answer 2

Answer:

the ratio is 1:5  83%

Step-by-step explanation: