Sunday 26 February 2017

Question of the day 24-2-2017

If each side of a square is increased by 50%, the ratio of the area of the resulting square to the area of the given square is:


a)5:4
b)9:4
c)4:5
d)4:9
e)None.

1 comment:

  1. Answer: Option b
    Explanation:
    Let, each side=a.
    Then, original area= a2.
    New side= 150a/100= 3a/2.
    New area= 9a2/4.
    Required ratio= 9a2/4:a2= 9:4

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