Question

A bag contains 20kg of rice and another bag contains 60 kg of wheat. Find the ratio of the amount of rice to that of wheat? What is the ratio of rice to the total weight?

Answer 1

Dear Student,

Answer:
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Ratio of Rice to wheat = 1:3
Ratio of Rice to total weight = 1:4

Solution:
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Weight of Rice = 20 Kg

Weight of Wheat = 60 Kg


Ratio of Rice to wheat:
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weight of Rice: weight of Wheat

20:60

2:6

or 1:3

Ratio of Rice to total weight:
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Total weight of grain = 20+60 =80 kg

Ratio of Rice to total weight:

Weight of Rice : Total weight

20:80

2:8

1:4

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