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?
- 1 : 250 000
- 1 : 25 000
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1 : 500
- 1 : 5 000
The correct answer is: C
Explanation
5000 : 5000 * 5005000 : 2500000
5 : 2500
1 : 500