Ratio Trick : Ratios and Proportions : Ratio Comparison Magic: āφāύ⧁āĻĒāĻžāϤ āϤ⧁āϞāύāĻž āϕ⧰āĻž āϏāĻšāϜ āĻŸā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ•


Ratio Comparison Magic āφāύ⧁āĻĒāĻžāϤ āϤ⧁āϞāύāĻž āϕ⧰āĻž āϏāĻšāϜ āĻŸā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ•


Trick / āĻŸā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ•: Multiply cross (diagonal multiplication). Bigger product → bigger ratio. āĻ•ā§āϰāĻ› āϗ⧁āĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻ•āĨ¤ āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻžāĻĻ → āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻĒāĻžāϤāĨ¤


Steps / āϧāĻžāĻĒāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš



  1. Two ratios: a:b and c:d // āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻž āĻ…āύ⧁āĻĒāĻžāϤ āϞāĻ“āĻ•: a:b āφ⧰⧁ c:d

  2. Multiply cross: a×d and b×cāĻ•ā§āϰāĻ› āϗ⧁āĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻ•: a×d āφ⧰⧁ b×c

  3. Compare / āϤ⧁āϞāύāĻž āϕ⧰āĻ•:



  • If a × d  >  b × c  a:b is bigger, āϝāĻĻāĻŋ a × d  >  b × c → a:b āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰

  • If a × d < b × c → c:d is bigger, āϝāĻĻāĻŋ a × d < b × c → c:d āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰

  • If equal → ratios are equal, āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ → āĻ…āύ⧁āĻĒāĻžāϤ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ


Ex 1: Compare 5:6 and 3:4 // 5:6 āφ⧰⧁ 3:4 āϤ⧁āϞāύāĻž āϕ⧰āĻ•



  • Cross multiply / āĻ•ā§āϰāĻ› āϗ⧁āĻŖ: 5 × 4 = 20, 3 × 6 = 18

  • Compare / āϤ⧁āϞāύāĻž: 20 > 18 → 5:6 is bigger / 5:6 āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰


Ex 2: Compare 7:9 and 8:11// 7:9 āφ⧰⧁ 8:11 āϤ⧁āϞāύāĻž āϕ⧰āĻ•



  • Cross multiply / āĻ•ā§āϰāĻ› āϗ⧁āĻŖ: 7 × 11 = 77 , 8 × 9 = 72

  • Compare / āϤ⧁āϞāύāĻž: 77 > 72 → 7:9 is bigger / 7:9 āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰


Ex 3: Compare 2:5 and 3:7 // 2:5 āφ⧰⧁ 3:7 āϤ⧁āϞāύāĻž āϕ⧰āĻ•



  • Cross multiply / āĻ•ā§āϰāĻ› āϗ⧁āĻŖ: 2 × 7 = 14, 3 × 5 = 15

  • Compare / āϤ⧁āϞāύāĻž: 14 < 15 → 3:7 is bigger / 3:7 āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰


Tips / āϟāĻŋāĻĒāϚ



  • Only multiply across diagonals / āĻ•ā§‡ā§ąāϞ āϤāĻŋā§°ā§āϝāĻ• āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ⧇ āϗ⧁āĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻ•

  • No need to divide / āĻ­āĻžāĻ— āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āύāĻžāχ

  • Faster than fractions / āĻ­āĻ—ā§āύāĻžāĻ‚āĻļāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āϤ


Ratio Comparison Tricks


Trick: Cross multiply → Bigger product wins! āĻ•ā§āϰāĻ› āϗ⧁āĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻ• → āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻžāĻĻ āĻŦāĻŋāϜāϝāĻŧā§€!


Ex 4. Compare: 5:6 and 3:4 // āϤ⧁āϞāύāĻž āϕ⧰āĻ•: 5:6 āφ⧰⧁ 3:4


Step / āϧāĻžāĻĒ:



  • Cross multiply: 5 × 4 = 20, 3 × 6 = 18

  • Compare: 20 > 18


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: 5:6 is bigger / 5:6 āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰


Trick / āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞ: Multiply diagonally; bigger number wins! āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞ: āϤāĻŋā§°ā§āϝāĻ• āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ⧇ āϗ⧁āĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻ•; āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāϜāϝāĻŧā§€āĨ¤


Ex 5. Compare: 7:9 and 8:11 // āϤ⧁āϞāύāĻž āϕ⧰āĻ•: 7:9 āφ⧰⧁ 8:11


Step / āϧāĻžāĻĒ:



  • Cross multiply: 7 × 11 = 77, 8 × 9 = 72

  • Compare: 77 > 72


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: 7:9 is bigger / 7:9 āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰


Trick / āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞ: No need to convert to fraction; just cross multiply. āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞ: āĻ­āĻ—ā§āύāĻžāĻ‚āĻļāϞ⧈ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦā§°ā§āϤāύ āύāϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦ; āĻ•ā§‡ā§ąāϞ āĻ•ā§āϰāĻ› āϗ⧁āĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻ•āĨ¤


Ex 6. Compare: 2:5 and 3:7 // āϤ⧁āϞāύāĻž āϕ⧰āĻ•: 2:5 āφ⧰⧁ 3:7


Step / āϧāĻžāĻĒ:



  • Cross multiply: 2 × 7 = 14, 3 × 5 = 15

  • Compare: 14 < 15


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: 3:7 is bigger / 3:7 āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰


Trick / āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞ: Bigger cross product always wins! āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞ: āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰ āĻ•ā§āϰāĻ› āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻžāĻĻ⧇āχ āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻĒāĻžāϤ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–ā§ā§ąāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Ex 7. Compare: 9:10 and 7:8 // āϤ⧁āϞāύāĻž āϕ⧰āĻ•: 9:10 āφ⧰⧁ 7:8


Step / āϧāĻžāĻĒ:



  • Cross multiply: 9 × 8 = 72, 7 × 10 = 70

  • Compare: 72 > 70


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: 9:10 is bigger / 9:10 āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰


Trick / āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞ: Only two multiplications are enough! āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞ: āĻ•ā§‡ā§ąāϞ ⧍āĻŸā§‹ āϗ⧁āĻŖ āϝāĻĨ⧇āĻˇā§āϟāĨ¤


Ex 8. Compare: 4:7 and 5:9 // āϤ⧁āϞāύāĻž āϕ⧰āĻ•: 4:7 āφ⧰⧁ 5:9


Step / āϧāĻžāĻĒ:



  • Cross multiply: 4 × 9 = 36, 5 × 7 = 35

  • Compare: 36 > 35


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: 4:7 is bigger / 4:7 āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰


Trick / āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞ: Faster than converting ratios to fractions! āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞ: āĻ…āύ⧁āĻĒāĻžāϤ āĻ­āĻ—ā§āύāĻžāĻ‚āĻļāϞ⧈ ā§°ā§‚āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧰ āϕ⧰āĻžā§° āϤ⧁āϞāύāĻžāϤ āĻāχāĻŸā§‹ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āϤāĨ¤


Shortcut / āϚāĻŽā§ āĻĒāĻĨ:



  • Always multiply diagonally (cross)

  • Bigger product → bigger ratio

  • Works every time without fractions


This trick is super handy for exams, speed tests, and competitive problems. āĻāχ āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞ āĻĒā§°ā§€āĻ•ā§āώāĻž, āĻ—āϤāĻŋ-āĻĒā§°ā§€āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āφ⧰⧁ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ…āϤāĻŋ āωāĻĒāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§€āĨ¤