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A ratio is 5:6 , The Antecedent of the given ratio is 95 ,what is the consequent ?​

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Given:

ratio = 5:6 , Antecedent = 95

so, as we know that if a ratio is in the form of a/b, then

a is antecedent and b is called consequent.

so,

5/6 =95/b

on doing cross multiplication we get;

5×b=95×6

b=(95×6)/5

b=19×6

b=114

Hence, consequent(b) is 114.

User Yuxiang Wang
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