Ram spent 1 rupee and 25 paise and Shyam spent 2 rupee and 75 paise. Find the ratio of money spent by Ram to that of Shyam. [ 2 marks ]

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Solution

Directly we can't take the ratio because both quantities are not in the same unit.
So converting 1 rupee and 25 paise into paise
We know that 1 rupee = 100 paise [ 1 mark ]
So 1 rupee and 25 paise = 1x 100 +25 = 125 paise
Now ratio of both the quantities = 125 / 75
= 5:3 [ 1 mark ]

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Ram spent 1 rupee and 25 paise and Shyam spent 2 rupee and 75 paise. Find the ratio of money spent by Ram to that of Shyam. [ 2 marks ]

Directly we can't take the ratio because both quantities are not in the same unit. So converting 1 rupee and 25 paise into paise We know that 1 rupee = 100 paise [ 1 mark ] So 1 rupee and 25 paise = 1x 100 +25 = 125 paise Now ratio of both the quantities = 125 / 75 = 5:3 [ 1 mark ]

Directly we can't take the ratio because both quantities are not in the same unit.
So converting 1 rupee and 25 paise into paise
We know that 1 rupee = 100 paise [ 1 mark ]
So 1 rupee and 25 paise = 1x 100 +25 = 125 paise
Now ratio of both the quantities = 125 / 75
= 5:3 [ 1 mark ]