Question

Find the ratio of $₹5$ to $50$ paise.

Answer 1

Step 1: Express the bigger quantity in term of the smaller quantity:

$₹5$ is bigger than $50\mathrm{paise}$

$\begin{array}{rcl}₹1& =& 100\mathrm{paise}\\ \therefore ₹5& =& 500\mathrm{paise}\end{array}$

Step 2: Find their ratio:

The ratio of $₹5$ to $50\mathrm{paise}$ is

$$\begin{gathered} 500:50 \\ =10:1 \end{gathered}$$

Therefore, ratio of $₹5$ to $50\mathrm{paise}$ is $10:1$.