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Title: Ratios

Grade: 8-a Lesson: S2-L2

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Problem	Joe weighs 48 kilograms. If he is going to reduce his weight in the ratio of 8:5, find his new weight.
Operator used	:
Step - 1	Original weight of John = 56.7kgs
Step - 2	He is going to reduce in the ratio 8:5
Step - 3	If a quantity increase or decrease in the ratio a:b, then new quantity = \$(b \times "(original quantity)")/a\$
Step - 4	New weight = \$(5 \times \cancel48^6)/\cancel8^1\$
Step - 5	His new weight is 30 kgs

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Problem

Joe weighs 48 kilograms. If he is going to reduce his weight in the ratio of 8:5, find his new weight.

Operator used

Step - 1

Original weight of John = 56.7kgs

Step - 2

He is going to reduce in the ratio 8:5

Step - 3

If a quantity increase or decrease in the ratio a:b, then

new quantity = \$(b \times "(original quantity)")/a\$

Step - 4

New weight = \$(5 \times \cancel48^6)/\cancel8^1\$

Step - 5

His new weight is 30 kgs