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What is the ratio of number of black shirts produced by units Q and U together to the number of white shirts produced by units P and Q together?
101 : 72
111 : 72
101 : 73
72 : 111
None of the above
101 : 72
Calculate the parts of the ratio first: Q Black is 3150├Ч149тАЛ=2025; U Black is 4950├Ч1811тАЛ=3025. Total Black = 5050. P White is 5225├Ч199тАЛ=2475; Q White is 3150├Ч145тАЛ=1125. Total White = 3600. Ratio = 5050:3600=101:72.
Production data for units P, Q, R, S, T, and U including total shirts and Black:White ratios.
Required┬аRatio=(WhitePтАЛ+WhiteQтАЛ)(BlackQтАЛ+BlackUтАЛ)тАЛ
Calculate the parts of the ratio first: Q Black is 3150├Ч149тАЛ=2025; U Black is 4950├Ч1811тАЛ=3025. Total Black = 5050. P White is 5225├Ч199тАЛ=2475; Q White is 3150├Ч145тАЛ=1125. Total White = 3600. Ratio = 5050:3600=101:72.
Students often miscalculate the total parts (denominator) for the ratio by forgetting that 10:9 means 10+9=19 parts, not 10 or 9.
Calculate Black shirts for Q and U
Unit Q produces 3150 total with a ratio of 9:5. Black shirts = 149тАЛ├Ч3150=2025. Unit U produces 4950 with a ratio of 11:7. Black shirts = 1811тАЛ├Ч4950=3025. Total Black = 2025+3025=5050.
Total┬аBlack=2025+3025=5050
Calculate White shirts for P and Q
Unit P produces 5225 with a ratio of 10:9. White shirts = 199тАЛ├Ч5225=2475. Unit Q produces 3150 with a ratio of 9:5. White shirts = 145тАЛ├Ч3150=1125. Total White = 2475+1125=3600.
Total┬аWhite=2475+1125=3600
Calculate the final ratio
The ratio of total black shirts (5050) to total white shirts (3600) is 36005050тАЛ. Dividing both by 50, we get 101:72.
36005050тАЛ=72101тАЛ
A is correct because the calculated ratio of black shirts to white shirts is 101:72.
Always simplify ratios by finding the HCF (Highest Common Factor) early to avoid handling large numbers during division.