Gori mixed lemon juice and sugar in the ratio $5 : 8$ to make a lemonade. Mohini mixed lemon juice and sugar in the ratio $7 : 2$ . Which of them used more quantity of sugar?

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Solution

Given that
Gori mixed lemon juice and sugar in the ratio $5 : 8$ .
Mohini mixed lemon juice and sugar in the ratio $7 : 2$ .
Step 1:
finding LCM and make equivalent ratio.
Making their lemon juice part equal both side, by taking LCM of $5 & 7 .$
$L C M (5, 7) = 35 .$
Gori mixed lemon juice and sugar in the ratio
$5 \times 7 : 8 \times 7 = 35 : 56$ .
Mohini mixed lemon juice and sugar in the ratio
$7 \times 5 : 2 \times 5 = 35 : 10$ .
Hence we can see clearly, Gori used more quantity of sugar.

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Gori mixed lemon juice and sugar in the ratio 5:8 to make a lemonade. Mohini mixed lemon juice and sugar in the ratio 7:2. Which of them used more quantity of sugar?

Gori mixed lemon juice and sugar in the ratio $5 : 8$ to make a lemonade. Mohini mixed lemon juice and sugar in the ratio $7 : 2$ . Which of them used more quantity of sugar?