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How to find the antecedent if the ratio of the quantities is 5 : 7 and if the consequent of its ....

Course : 𝐂𝐀 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Topic : 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨

 

𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞:

  • What is consequent in a ratio?

  • How to find inverse in a ratio?

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐬:

  • A ratio is a comparison of the sizes of two or more quantities of the same kind by division.

  • If p and q are two quantities of the same kind, then the fraction p/q is called the ratio of p to q.

  • The quantities p and q are called terms of the ratio.

  • The first term p is called antecedent.

  • The second term q is called consequent.

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐬

  • The inverse ratio of a : b is b : a

 

Exercise : 𝟏 (𝐀)

𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 : 𝟑

The ratio of the quantities is 5 : 7. If the consequent of its inverse ratio is 5, the antecedent is …?

  • 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐀) : 5

  • 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐁) : √5

  • 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐂) : 7

  • 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐃) : None of these

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