- A₹48
- B₹72
- C₹24
- D₹60
Step-by-Step Solution
Total parts = 2 + 3 = 5. Each part = ₹120 ÷ 5 = ₹24. Asha (2 parts) = 2 × ₹24 = ₹48.
Answer: A) ₹48
Divide ₹120 between Asha and Riya in the ratio 2 : 3. What does Asha get?
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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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