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Three-fourths of a cup of dry rice cooked with five-fourths
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Three-fourths of a cup of dry rice cooked with five-fourths of a cup of water is sufficient to feed eight people one portion of rice each.
A) Quantity A is greater.
B) Quantity B is greater.
C) The two quantities are equal.
D) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
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Quantity A |
Quantity B |
The number of people who can be fed one portion of rice with six cups of dry rice and an unlimited supply of water |
65 |
A) Quantity A is greater.
B) Quantity B is greater.
C) The two quantities are equal.
D) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
Kudos for the right solution and explanation
Re: Three-fourths of a cup of dry rice cooked with five-fourths
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17 Nov 2020, 22:07
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Carcass wrote:
Three-fourths of a cup of dry rice cooked with five-fourths of a cup of water is sufficient to feed eight people one portion of rice each.
A) Quantity A is greater.
B) Quantity B is greater.
C) The two quantities are equal.
D) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
Kudos for the right solution and explanation
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
The number of people who can be fed one portion of rice with six cups of dry rice and an unlimited supply of water |
65 |
A) Quantity A is greater.
B) Quantity B is greater.
C) The two quantities are equal.
D) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
Kudos for the right solution and explanation
If 3/4 of dry rice can feed 8 people with one portion of rice then 6 cups of dry rice can feed how many people with one portion of rice.
(3/4)/8 = 6/x.
3/32 = 6/x ==> x = 64. This is less than Qty B, so Qty B is the answer.
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Re: Three-fourths of a cup of dry rice cooked with five-fourths
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Rice and People are Directly Proportional (more People require more Rice)
In Direct Proportion, Ratio is constant.
i.e. 0.75/8 = 6/M
M = 48 x 4 / 3 = 64
Since, A < B
Hence, option B
In Direct Proportion, Ratio is constant.
i.e. 0.75/8 = 6/M
M = 48 x 4 / 3 = 64
Since, A < B
Hence, option B
