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# Ratio and Proportion

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Ratio and Proportion [#permalink]  16 Jul 2012, 08:23
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Need help in understanding a simple concept in Ratio & Proportion. Here it goes:

If a:b = 2/3 ; b:c=3/4 ; c:d=8/9 and d:e = 27/12, then what is the ratio of a:b:c:d:e ??

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Re: Ratio and Proportion [#permalink]  16 Jul 2012, 09:52
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a:b = 2/3 ; b:c=3/4 ; c:d=8/9 and d:e = 27/12

take d:e = 27/12 => d= 27*e/12 = 9e/4 ...(1)

c:d = 8/9 => c = 8*d/9 = 8 *(9e/4)/9 (substituting value of d from (1) )
=> c = 2e ....(2)

b:c = 3/4 => b =3c/4 => 3*2e/4 (substituting value of c from (2) )

=> b = 3e/2 ....(3)

a/b = 2/3 => a=2b/3 => a = 2(3e/2) / 3 (substituting value of b from (3) )

=> a = e ....(4)

From (1) , (2) , (3) and (4) we have

a:b:c:d:e = e:(3e/2):2e:(9e/4):e = 1:3/2:2:9/4:1 = 4:6:8:9:4

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Re: Ratio and Proportion [#permalink]  16 Jul 2012, 10:44
gmat102012 wrote:
Hi Guys,

Need help in understanding a simple concept in Ratio & Proportion. Here it goes:

If a:b = 2/3 ; b:c=3/4 ; c:d=8/9 and d:e = 27/12, then what is the ratio of a:b:c:d:e ??

Thanks a lot.

Cheers

d/e=27/12 = 9/4
Now your task is to make alternate numerator and denominator same, so that they cancel out on multiplication.

1. d/e =9/4
2. c/d=8/9
3. b/c=3/4=6/8
4. a/b=2/3=4/6

Mark - this has made the value of my variables same in all the ratios:
a=4 (from 4)
b=6 (from 4 and 3)
c=8 (from 3 and 2)
d=9 (from 2 and 1)
e=4 (from 1)
=> a:b:c:d:e = 4:6:8:9:4

Alternatively, quick way to find is:

a/e = (a/b) x (b/c) x (c/d) x (d/e) X (e/e)
= (2/3) X (3/4) x (8/9) x (27/12) X (1/1)
= (12/18) x (18/24) x (24/27) x (27/12) x (12/12) -> starting from the biggest make the adjacent non-paired numbers ( not within braces) equal, while maintaining the ratio
Take the numerators
12:18:24:27:12
Cancel common factors
4:6:8:9:4
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Re: Ratio and Proportion [#permalink]  17 Jul 2012, 21:26
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gmat102012 wrote:
Hi Guys,

Need help in understanding a simple concept in Ratio & Proportion. Here it goes:

If a:b = 2/3 ; b:c=3/4 ; c:d=8/9 and d:e = 27/12, then what is the ratio of a:b:c:d:e ??

Thanks a lot.

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Given:
a:b = 2:3 and b:c = 3:4
What does the ratio a:b = 2:3 imply? It means "if a is 2, b is 3"
What does the ratio b:c = 3:4 imply? It means "if b is 3, c is 4"

What do we get from this? "if a is 2, b is 3 and c is 4"
If a:b:c = 2:3:4 and c:d = 8:9
c is not the same in both the ratios but can we make it same? Multiply the first ratio by 2. (ratio doesn't change if you multiply/divide each term by the same number)
a:b:c = 4:6:8 and c:d = 8:9
So, a:b:c:d = 4:6:8:9 and d:e = 27:12 = 9:4 (we divide the ratio by 3. It still stays the same.)
So a:b:c:d:e = 4:6:8:9:4

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