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Home » NCERT Solutions » Class 6 » Maths » Chapter 12 Ratio and Proportion » Class 6 Maths Chapter 12 Ratio and Proportion

Class 6 Maths Chapter 12 Ratio and Proportion

Last Updated on July 3, 2023 By Mrs Shilpi Nagpal

Chapter 12 Exercise 12.1
Chapter 12 Exercise 12.2
Chapter 12 Exercise 12.3

NCERT Answers for Class 6 Maths
Chapter 12 Ratio and Proportion Exercise 12.1

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Ex 11.1 Class 6 Maths Question 1. There are 20 girls and 15 boys in a class.
(a) What is the ratio of number of girls to the number of boys?
(b) What is the ratio of number of girls to the total number of students in the class?

Answer

Solutions:

Number of girls = 20 girls

Number of boys = 15 boys

Total number of students = 20 + 15 = 35

(a) Ratio of number of girls to number of boys = 20 / 15 = 4 / 3

(b) Ratio of number of girls to total number of students = 20 / 35 = 4 / 7

Ex 11.1 Class 6 Maths Question 2. Out of 30 students in a class, 6 like football, 12 like cricket and remaining like tennis. Find the ratio of
(a) Number of students liking football to number of students liking tennis.
(b) Number of students liking cricket to total number of students.

Ex 11.1 Class 6 Maths Question 2

Answer

Number of students who like football = 6

Number of students who like cricket = 12

Number of students who like tennis = 30 – 6 – 12

= 12

(a) Ratio of number of students liking football to the number of students liking tennis

= 6 / 12 = 1 / 2

(b) Ratio of number of students liking cricket to total number of

= 12 / 30

= 2 / 5

Ex 11.1 Class 6 Maths Question 3. See the figure and find the ratio of
(a) Number of triangles to the number of circles inside the rectangle.
(b) Number of squares to all the figures inside the rectangle.
(c) Number of circles to all the figures inside the rectangle.

Ex 11.1 Class 6 Maths Question 3

Answer

Given in the figure

Number of triangles = 3

Number of circles = 2

Number of squares = 2

Total number of figures = 7

(a) Ratio of number of triangles to the number of circles inside the rectangle

= 3 / 2

(b) Ratio of number of squares to all the figures inside the rectangle

= 2 / 7

(c) Ratio of number of circles to all the figures inside the rectangle

= 2 / 7

Ex 11.1 Class 6 Maths Question 4. Distances travelled by Hamid and Akhtar in an hour are 9 km and 12 km. Find the ratio of speed of Hamid to the speed of Akhtar.

Answer

We know that the speed of a certain object is the distance travelled by that object in an hour

Distance travelled by Hamid in one hour = 9 km

Distance travelled by Akhtar in one hour = 12 km

Speed of Hamid = 9 km/hr

Speed of Akhtar = 12 km/hr

Ratio of speed of Hamid to the speed of Akhtar = 9 / 12 = 3 / 4

Ex 11.1 Class 6 Maths Question 5. Fill in the following blanks:

15 / 18 = ☐ / 6 = 10 / ☐ = ☐ / 30 [Are these equivalent ratios?]

Answer

15 / 18 = (5 × 3) / (6 × 3)

= 5 / 6

5 / 6 = (5 × 2) / (6 × 2)

= 10 / 12

5 / 6 = (5 × 5) / (6 × 5)

= 25 / 30

Hence, 5, 12 and 25 are the numbers which come in the blanks respectively.

Yes, all are equivalent ratios.

Ex 11.1 Class 6 Maths Question 6. Find the ratio of the following :
(a) 81 to 108 (b) 98 to 63
(c) 33 km to 121 km (d) 30 minutes to 45 minutes

Answer

(a) 81 / 108 = (3 × 3 × 3 × 3) / (2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3)

= 3 / 4

(b) 98 / 63 = (14 × 7) / (9 × 7)

= 14 / 9

(c) 33 / 121 = (3 × 11) / (11 × 11)

= 3 / 11

(d) 30 / 45 = (2 × 3 × 5) / (3 × 3 × 5)

= 2 / 3

Ex 11.1 Class 6 Maths Question 7. Find the ratio of the following:
(a) 30 minutes to 1.5 hours (b) 40 cm to 1.5 m
(c) 55 paise to ₹ 1 (d) 500 mL to 2 litres

Answer

(a) 30 minutes to 1.5 hours

30 min = 30 / 60 = 0.5 hours

Required ratio = (0.5 × 1) / (0.5 × 3) = 1 / 3

(b) 40 cm to 1.5 m

1.5 m = 150 cm

Required ratio = 40 / 150 = 4 / 15

(c) 55 paise to ₹ 1

₹ 1 = 100 paise

Required ratio = 55 / 100 = (11 × 5) / (20 × 5) = 11 / 20

(d) 500 ml to 2 litres

1 litre = 1000 ml

2 litre = 2000 ml

Required ratio = 500 / 2000 = 5 / 20 = 5 / (5 × 4)

= 1 / 4

Ex 11.1 Class 6 Maths Question 8. In a year, Seema earns ₹ 1,50,000 and saves ₹ 50,000. Find the ratio of
(a) Money that Seema earns to the money she saves.
(b) Money that she saves to the money she spends.

Answer

Money earned by Seema = ₹ 150000

Money saved by her = ₹ 50000

Money spent by her = ₹ 150000 – ₹ 50000 = ₹ 100000

(a) Ratio of money earned to money saved = 150000 / 50000 = 15 / 5

= 3 / 1

(b) Ratio of money saved to money spent = 50000 / 100000 = 5 / 10

= 1 / 2

Ex 11.1 Class 6 Maths Question 9. There are 102 teachers in a school of 3300 students. Find the ratio of the number of teachers to the number of students.

Answer

Given

Number of teachers in a school = 102

Number of students in a school = 3300

Ratio of number of teachers to the number of students = 102 / 3300

= (2 × 3 × 17) / (2 × 3 × 550)

= 17 / 550

Ex 11.1 Class 6 Maths Question 10. In a college, out of 4320 students, 2300 are girls. Find the ratio of
(a) Number of girls to the total number of students.
(b) Number of boys to the number of girls.
(c) Number of boys to the total number of students.

Answer

Given

Total number of students = 4320

Number of girls = 2300

Number of boys = 4320 – 2300

= 2020

(a) Ratio of number of girls to the total number of students = 2300 / 4320

= (2 × 2 × 5 × 115) / (2 × 2 × 5 × 216)

= 115 / 216

(b) Ratio of number of boys to the number of girls = 2020 / 2300

= (2 × 2 × 5 × 101) / (2 × 2 × 5 × 115)

= 101 / 115

(c) Ratio of number of boys to the total number of students = 2020 / 4320

= (2 × 2 × 5 × 101) / (2 × 2 × 5 × 216)

= 101 / 216

Ex 11.1 Class 6 Maths Question 11. Out of 1800 students in a school, 750 opted basketball, 800 opted cricket and remaining opted table tennis. If a student can opt only one game, find the ratio of
(a) Number of students who opted basketball to the number of students who opted table tennis.
(b) Number of students who opted cricket to the number of students opting basketball.
(c) Number of students who opted basketball to the total number of students.

Answer

(a) Ratio of number of students who opted basketball to the number of students who opted table tennis = 750 / 250 = 3 / 1

(b) Ratio of number of students who opted cricket to the number of students opting basketball

= 800 / 750 = 16 / 15

(c) Ratio of number of students who opted basketball to the total number of students

= 750 / 1800 = 25 / 60 = 5 / 12

Ex 11.1 Class 6 Maths Question 12. Cost of a dozen pens is ₹ 180 and cost of 8 ball pens is ₹ 56. Find the ratio of the cost of a pen to the cost of a ball pen.

Answer

Cost of a dozen pens = ₹ 180

Cost of 1 pen = 180 / 12 = ₹ 15

Cost of 8 ball pens = ₹ 56

Cost of 1 ball pen = 56 / 8 = ₹ 7

Hence, required ratio is 15 / 7

Ex 11.1 Class 6 Maths Question 13. Consider the statement: Ratio of breadth and length of a hall is 2 : 5. Complete the following table that shows some possible breadths and lengths of the hall.

Answer

(i) Length = 50 m

Breadth / 50 = 2 / 5

By cross multiplication

5× breadth = 50 × 2

Breadth = (50 × 2) / 5

= 100 / 5

= 20 m

(ii) Breadth = 40 m

40 / Length = 2 / 5

By cross multiplication

2 × Length = 40 × 5

Length = (40 × 5) / 2

Length = 200 / 2

Length = 100 m

Ex 11.1 Class 6 Maths Question 14. Divide 20 pens between Sheela and Sangeeta in the ratio of 3 : 2.

Breadth of the hall (in metres) 10 40
Length of the hall (in metres) 25 50

Answer

Terms of 3: 2 = 3 and 2

Sum of these terms = 3 + 2 = 5

Now Sheela will get 3 / 5 of total pens and Sangeeta will get 2 / 5 of total pens

Number of pens having with Sheela = 3 / 5 × 20 = 3 × 4 = 12

Number of pens having with Sangeeta = 2 / 5 × 20

= 2 × 4 = 8

Ex 11.1 Class 6 Maths Question 15. Mother wants to divide ₹ 36 between her daughters Shreya and Bhoomika in the ratio of their ages. If age of Shreya is 15 years and age of Bhoomika is 12 years, find how much Shreya and Bhoomika will get.

Answer

Ratio of ages = 15 / 12 = 5 / 4

Hence, mother wants to divide ₹ 36 in the ratio of 5: 4

Terms of 5: 4 are 5 and 4

Sum of these terms = 5 + 4 = 9

Here Shreya will get 5 / 9 of total money and Sangeeta will get 4 / 9 of total money

The amount Shreya get = 5 / 9 × 36 = 20

The amount Sangeeta get = 4 / 9 × 36 = 16

Therefore Shreya will get ₹ 20 and Sangeeta will get ₹ 16

Ex 11.1 Class 6 Maths Question 16. Present age of father is 42 years and that of his son is 14 years. Find the ratio of
(a) Present age of father to the present age of son.
(b) Age of the father to the age of son, when son was 12 years old.
(c) Age of father after 10 years to the age of son after 10 years.
(d) Age of father to the age of son when father was 30 years old.

Answer

(a) Present age of father = 42 years

Present age of son = 14 years

Required ratio 42 / 14 = 3 / 1

(b) The son was 12 years old 2 years ago. So the age of father 2 years ago will be

= 42 – 2 = 40 years

Required ratio = 40 / 12 = (4 × 10) / (4 × 3) = 10 / 3

(c) After ten years age of father = 42 + 10 = 52 years

After 10 years age of son = 14 + 10 = 24 years

Required ratio = 52 / 24 = (4 × 13) / (4 × 6) = 13 / 6

(d) 12 years ago, age of father was 30

At that time age of son = 14 – 12 = 2 years

Required ratio = 30 / 2 = (2 × 15) / 2 = 15 / 1

Filed Under: Chapter 12 Ratio and Proportion, Class 6, Maths, NCERT Solutions

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