NCERT Exemplar Solutions
Class 6 - Mathematics - Unit 8: Ratio & Proportion - Problems and Solutions
Question 63

Question. 63

Samira sells newspapers at Janpath crossing daily. On a particular day, she had 312 newspapers out of which 216 are in English and remaining in Hindi. Find the ratio of
(a) the number of English newspapers to the number of Hindi newspapers.
(b) the number of Hindi newspapers to the total number of newspapers.

Answer:

(a) 9 : 4
(b) 4 : 13

Detailed Answer with Explanation:

Hindi = 312 – 216 = 96.
(a) 216 : 96 = 9 : 4.
(b) 96 : 312 = 4 : 13.

NCERT Exemplar Solutions Class 6 – Mathematics – Unit 8: Ratio & Proportion – Problems and Solutions | Detailed Answers