If a : b = c : d, then which of the following ratio is equal to a : c ?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
a : b = c : d
\(\frac{a}{b}\) = \(\frac{c}{d}\) ----- (i)
\(\frac{a}{c}\) = \(\frac{b}{d}\) ------ (ii)
Adding 1 on both sides in eq(i),
\(\frac{a}{b}\) + 1 = \(\frac{c}{d}\) + 1
\(\frac{a+b}{b}\) = \(\frac{c+d}{d}\)
\(\frac{b}{d}\) = \(\frac{a+b}{c+d}\) ----- (iii)
From eq(ii), (iii)
a : c = a + b : c + d