UNIT-8
Example 8. 20 tons of iron costs Rs 600000. Find the cost of 560kg
of iron.
Solution: 1 ton = 1000kg
Therefore, 20 tons = 20000kg
Now, cost of 20000kg iron = Rs 600000
600000
Therefore, cost of 1kg iron = Rs = Rs 30
20000
Therefore, cost of 560kg iron = Rs 30 × 560 = Rs 16800
(C) Exercise
In questions 1 to 10, only one of the four options is correct. Write the
correct one.
1. The ratio of 8 books to 20 books is
(A) 2 : 5 (B) 5 : 2 (C) 4 : 5 (D) 5 : 4
2. The ratio of the number of sides of a square to the number of edges
of a cube is
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 3 : 2 (C) 4 : 1 (D) 1 : 3
3. A picture is 60cm wide and 1.8m long. The ratio of its width to its
perimeter in lowest form is
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 1 : 3 (C) 1 : 4 (D) 1 : 8
4. Neelam’s annual income is Rs. 288000. Her annual savings amount
to Rs. 36000. The ratio of her savings to her expenditure is
(A) 1 : 8 (B) 1 : 7 (C) 1 : 6 (D) 1 : 5
5. Mathematics textbook for Class VI has 320 pages. The chapter
‘symmetry’ runs from page 261 to page 272. The ratio of the number
of pages of this chapter to the total number of pages of the book is
(A) 11 : 320 (B) 3 : 40 (C) 3 : 80 (D) 272 : 320
6. In a box, the ratio of red marbles to blue marbles is 7:4. Which of the
following could be the total number of marbles in the box?
(A) 18 (B) 19 (C) 21 (D) 22
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7. On a shelf, books with green cover and that with brown cover are in
the ratio 2:3. If there are 18 books with green cover, then the number
of books with brown cover is
(A) 12 (B) 24 (C) 27 (D) 36
8. The greatest ratio among the ratios 2 : 3, 5 : 8, 75 : 121 and 40 : 25
is
(A) 2 : 3 (B) 5 : 8 (C) 75 : 121 (D) 40 : 25
9. There are ‘b’ boys and ‘g’ girls in a class. The ratio of the number of
boys to the total number of students in the class is:
b g b b+ g
(A) b + g (B) b + g (C) g (D)
b
10. If a bus travels 160 km in 4 hours and a train travels 320km in
5 hours at uniform speeds, then the ratio of the distances travelled
by them in one hour is
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 4 : 5 (C) 5 : 8 (D) 8 : 5
In questions 11 to 15, find the missing number in the box in each
of the proportions:
3
11. =
5 20
12.
=2
18 9
8 3.2
13. =
4
14.
= 16 = 24
45 40
16 36
15. = = =
36 63 117
In questions 16 to 34, state whether the given statements are true (T)
or false (F).
3 15
16. =
8 40
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17. 4 : 7 = 20 : 35
18. 0.2 : 5 = 2 : 0.5
19. 3 : 33 = 33 : 333
20. 15m : 40m = 35m : 65m
21. 27cm2 : 57cm2 = 18cm : 38cm
22. 5kg : 7.5kg = Rs 7.50 : Rs 5
23. 20g : 100g = 1metre : 500cm
24. 12 hours : 30 hours = 8km : 20km
25. The ratio of 10kg to 100kg is 1:10
26. The ratio of 150cm to 1metre is 1:1.5.
27. 25kg : 20g = 50kg : 40g
28. The ratio of 1 hour to one day is 1:1.
29. The ratio 4 :16 is in its lowest form.
30. The ratio 5 : 4 is different from the ratio 4 : 5.
31. A ratio will always be more than 1.
32. A ratio can be equal to 1.
33. If b : a = c : d, then a, b, c, d are in proportion.
34. The two terms of a ratio can be in two different units.
In questions 35 to 46, fill in the blanks to make the statements true.
35. A ratio is a form of comparison by ______.
36. 20m : 70m = Rs 8 : Rs ______.
37. There is a number in the box such that , 24, 9, 12 are in
proportion. The number in the box is _____.
38. If two ratios are equal, then they are in _____.
Use Fig. 8.2 (In which each square is of unit
length) for questions 39 and 40:
Fig. 8.2
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