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CBSE Class 10 Mathematics Worksheet
UNIT I: Number systems - Real numbers
A box contains a total of 400 tickets that come in five colors: blue, green, red, yellow and orange. The ratio of blue to green to red tickets is 1: 2: 4. The ratio of green to yellow to orange tickets is 1 : 3: 6. How many tickets are there of each colour?
32 blue, 16 green, 96 red, 64 yellow, and 192 orange tickets.
B)16 blue, 32 green, 64 red, 96 yellow, and 192 orange tickets.
C)192 blue, 96 green, 16 red, 64 yellow, and 32 orange tickets.
D)64 blue, 96 green, 16 red, 192 yellow, and 32 orange tickets.
CBSE Class 10 Mathematics Worksheet
UNIT I: Number systems - Real numbers
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Solution:
We denote the number of tickets of each of the five colours by the first letter of the colour. We are given that b : g : r = 1 : 2 : 4 and that g : y : o = 1 : 3 : 6. The first ratio tells us that b g = 1 2 , and so b = g 2 . The first ratio also tells us that g r = 2 4 , and so r = 2g. The second ratio tells us that g y = 1 3 , and so y = 3g. The second ratio also tells us that g o = 1 6 , and so o = 6g. We are given that there are a total of 400 tickets. That is, b + g + r + y + o = 400. Substituting b = g 2 , r = 2g, y = 3g, and o = 6g, this becomes g 2 + g + 2g + 3g + 6g = 400 25 2 g = 400 g = 32 Thus, b = g 2 = 16, r = 2g = 64, y = 3g = 96, and o = 6g = 192. Therefore, there are 16 blue, 32 green, 64 red, 96 yellow, and 192 orange tickets.