Question

There are 45 persons working in an office If the number of males of 25 And the remaining are males , find the ratio of :

a) The numbers of females to number of males

b) The numbers of males to number of females​

Answer 1

GIVEN :-

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• There are 45 persons working in the office

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• The number of female is 25 and the remaining are males

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TO FIND :-

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The Ratio

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• The Number of females to number of males

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• The Number of males to number of females

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SOLUTION :-

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★ Number of females = 25

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★ Total Number of workers = 45

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★ Number of males = 45 - 25 = 20

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$</p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p>\therefore\underline { \displaystyle \sf \: The \: ratio \: of \: number \: of \: females \: to \: the \: numbers \: of \: males}$

$\begin{gathered}\dashrightarrow\underline{ \boxed{\displaystyle \sf \:25 : 20 = 5 : 4}} \\ \\\end{gathered}$

$</p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p>\therefore\underline { \displaystyle \sf \: The \: ratio \: of \: number \: of \: males \: to \: the \: number \: of \: females}$

$\begin{gathered}\dashrightarrow\underline{ \boxed{\displaystyle \sf \:20 : 25 = 4 : 5}} \\ \\\end{gathered}$

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★ Remember

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There is a difference between the two ratios 5 : 4 and 4 : 5