Question

Akilan walks 10 km in an hour while Selvi walks 6 km in an hour. Find the simplest ratio of the distance covered by Akilan to that of Selvi

Answer 1

Ratio = Distance covered by akilan ÷ Distance covered by selvi


Ratio = 10 ÷  6 

Ratio = 5 : 3 

Answer 2

Ratio of distance covered by

Allan and distance covered by

Selvi in 1 hour

= 10 km : 6 km

= ( 2 × 5 ) : ( 2 × 3 )

After cancellation ,

= 5 : 3 [ Simplest form ]

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