Question

10. On one night, a group of 9 rats carried away 45 kg of food. What is the reduced ratio of rats to food weight

Answer 1

Number of rats : Food weight = 1 : 5

Explanation:

Number of rats in the group = 9

Weight of food carried away by them = 45 kg

Ratio of the number of rats and food weight =
`\frac{\text{Number of rats}}{\text{Weight of food carried by the rats}}`

=
`(9)/(45)`

=
`(1* 9)/(5* 9)`

=
`(1)/(5)`

Therefore, Number of rats : Food weight = 1 : 5