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Fraction Ratios
Fraction Ratios
Q) There are two bags A and B with masses of 75kg and 90kg
respectively. Find the ratio of mass of bag A to bag B.
Ans)
HCF of 75 & 90 is 15. Therefore divide both numbers by 15
75 ÷ 15 = 5 90 ÷ 15 = 6
Hence ratio is 5 : 6
Example:
Height of Eiffel Tower / Height of Trees =
Height of trees / Height of a child
2/8 ÷ 2 = 1/4 = 1 : 4
2/8 × 2 = 4/16 = 4 : 16
a/b=c/d
Proportion problems:
15x = 32 × 75
15x = 2400
x = 2400 / 15
x = $160
Here the pizza is divided into 4 equal parts but a student ate 1
part and we are left with only 3 parts. We will write this as the
fraction 3/4 in which 3 is the numerator (the number of parts we
have) and 4 is the denominator (the number of total parts).
Types of fraction:
denominator.
Division of fractions:
We take the reciprocal of the divisor fraction and multiply it
with the dividend fraction to get the result