Question

Soup A require $\frac{1}{5}$ cups of chilli while Soup B require $\frac{2}{10}$ cups respectively. The amount of chilli in A is amount of chilli in B

• A. equal to
• B. less than
• C. greater than

Answer 1

The correct option is A equal to

Cups of chilli required to make Soup A is $\frac{1}{5}$ .

Cups of chilli required to make Soup B is $\frac{2}{10}$ .

Now, $\frac{1}{5}$ can also be represented as:


So, Soup A contains $\frac{2}{10}$ cups of chilli.

But, Soup B also contains $\frac{2}{10}$ cups of chilli.

Hence, both soups require the same number of chilli cups to be made from.

$\therefore$ The amount of chilli present in Soup A is equal to amount of chilli present in Soup B.