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A basket holds 20 mangoes, 15 guavas and 15 chikoos. What is the ratio of guavas to the whole basket of fruit?

Class 6Ratio and ProportionRatio and Proportion
  • A3 : 4
  • B1 : 1
  • C10 : 3
  • D3 : 10

Step-by-Step Solution

Total fruit = 20 + 15 + 15 = 50. Guavas : whole basket = 15 : 50 = 3 : 10 (HCF 5). The option 3 : 4 compares guavas with the mangoes only and 1 : 1 compares guavas with the chikoos — both are part-to-part ratios. 10 : 3 reverses the correct answer.
Answer: D) 3 : 10

Key idea: What a ratio means

The ratio 2 : 3 says: for every 2 of one thing, there are 3 of another. In a fruit basket of 2 apples and 3 oranges, the ratio of apples to oranges is 2 : 3. **Order matters** — the ratio of oranges to apples in the same basket is 3 : 2. The two quantities must be in the same unit (you can't ratio apples to kilograms unless you convert).

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