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Govind spends ₹8100 in buying some jeans at ₹1200 each and some shirts at ₹300 each. The ratio of the number of shirts to that of jeans, when the maximum possible number of jeans is purchased is

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Govind spends ₹8100 in buying some jeans at ₹1200 each and some shirts at ₹300 each. The ratio of the number of shirts to that of jeans, when the maximum possible number of jeans is purchased is ______. 

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  • 1 : 2

  • 1 : 4

  • 2 : 1

  • 5 : 7

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Govind spends ₹8100 in buying some jeans at ₹1200 each and some shirts at ₹300 each. The ratio of the number of shirts to that of jeans, when the maximum possible number of jeans is purchased is 1 : 2.

Explanation:

The greatest number of jeans he can buy is 6, costing ₹7200. The remaining ₹900 buys 3 shirts, so shirts : jeans = 3 : 6 = 1 : 2.

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Chapter 7: Ratio and Proportion - COMPETENCY-FOCUSED QUESTIONS [Page 114]

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R.S. Aggarwal Mathematics [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 7 Ratio and Proportion
COMPETENCY-FOCUSED QUESTIONS | Q 2. | Page 114
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