A farmer planted 5000 grains of maize and harvested 5000 cobs, each bearing 500 grains. What is the ratio of the number of grains sowed to the number harves...

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Mathematics - 2004 Subject: General Mathematics

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A farmer planted 5000 grains of maize and harvested 5000 cobs, each bearing 500 grains. What is the ratio of the number of grains sowed to the number harvested?
Answer Details
To find the ratio of the number of grains sowed to the number harvested, we need to divide the number of grains sowed by the number of grains harvested. Number of grains sowed = 5000 Number of grains harvested = 5000 cobs × 500 grains per cob = 2,500,000 So the ratio of the number of grains sowed to the number harvested is: 5000 : 2,500,000 Simplifying the ratio by dividing both sides by 5000, we get: 1 : 500 Therefore, the answer is: 1 : 500.

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