Question

Table given below represents the number of Government companies in India during some years.

Year	Number of Government companies
$1957$	$50$
$1962$	$50$
$1967$	$75$
$1972$	$100$
$1977$	$250$
$1982$	$350$
$1987$	$400$

Is the ratio of number of Government companies in $1957$ to that of $1987$ , $1:8$?

Answer 1

According to the data given in the question,

Number of Government companies in the year $1957=50$

Number of Government companies in the year $1987=400$

The ratio of the number of Government companies in $1957$ to that of $1987$$=\frac{50}{400}=\frac{5}{40}=\frac{1}{8}$

So, yes the ratio of the number of Government companies in $1957$ to that of $1987$ is $1:8$.