find of the following ratios are in proportions 15 40 3 8 step by step
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Answer:
Ratio A:B:C:D=9:12:15:17
Step-by-step explanation:
There are two ways of solving this question.
firstly,
given A:B=3:4
B:C=8:10
C:D=15:17
→now, we ll find A,B,C,D respectively and then calculate the ratio
A=3x8x15 =360
now for calculating B we ll take B’s share in A:B i.e. 4 instead of 3 and rest remains the same
→B=4*8*15=480
similarly for c
C=4*10*15=600
and similarly in D’s share we ll take 4,10&17
D=4*10*17=680
→so A:B:C:D=9:12:15:17 (dividing all by 4)
thats the answer …this is simple ratio and proportion logic and will help in each variety of these questions.
second way is a short cut way and it’ll save a lot of time.
→we have
A:B=3:4
B:C=8:10
C:D=15:17
now , we know in A:B ….A’s share is a multiple of 3 (generally written 3k)
→say A=3k so, B’s share will be 4/3 of A’s share …i.e. B=4k
similarly C’s share will be 10/8 of B’s share…i.e. C=5k
and D’s share will be 17/15 of C’s share(5k) i.e…D=17/3k
multilplying complete by 3 we will get A=9k ;B=12k ;C=15k ;D=17k
→so ratio A:B:C:D=9:12:15:17