Question

Solve the following.
Satya's mother bought $4$kg pulses and $50$g chilli powder. Find the ratio of weights of chilli powder to pulses. What is the ratio of weights of the pulses to chilli powder?

Answer 1

Given that

weight of pulses$=4$kg$=4\times 1000=4000$g

Weight of chilli powder$=50$g

The ratio of weights of chilli powder to pulses:

Chilli powder(grams): pulses(grams)

$50:4000$

$1:80$

The ratio of weights of pulses to chilli powder:

Pulses(grams): Chill powder(grams)

$4000:50$

$80:1$.