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 a percentage

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Answer 1

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 a percentage .

Answer:

5:1 is the ratio.

Explanation:

The weight of the rice is  =  22.5 kg

The weight of the sand that is mixed in the Rice =  4.5 kg

In order to find weight you have to divide the sand with rice it means that

Here it is written in words: Rice : Sand or Rice/Word

Here we are doing the division that is  22.5/4.5= 5

Hence the ratio of 1 kg of  Sand is mixed with 5kg of Rice.

Hence the ratio is 5:1.