There are two ropes, the shorter one being 2 m long and the other one being 6 m long. Then, the ratio of the length of the longer to shorter rope is .

1 : 3

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3 : 1

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1 : 5

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Solution

The correct option is B 3 : 1
Given,
The length of longer rope = 6 m
The length of shorter rope = 2 m.

The longer rope is $\frac{6}{2} = 3$ times. Hence, if the shorter rope is 1 then the longer rope is 3.

So, the ratio of length of the longer to shorter rope is 3 : 1.

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