Ratio & Proportion Questions
Question
In a factory men, women and children were employed in the ratio 8 : 5 : 1 to finish a job and their individual wages were in the ratio 5 : 2 : 3 respectively. Total daily wages of factory amounts to Rs. 318. Find the total daily wages paid to each category.
Solution
Ans. (a)
Ratio of amount to be distributed
= 8 × 5: 5 × 2: 1 × 3 = 40: 10: 3
= 40/53 × 318, 10/53 × 318, 3/53 × 318
= Rs. 240, 60, 18