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A rope makes 125 rounds of a cylinder with base radius 15 cm. How many times can it go round a cylinder with base radius 25 cm?

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A rope makes 125 rounds of a cylinder with base radius 15 cm. How many times can it go round a cylinder with base radius 25 cm?
  • A100
  • B75
  • C80
  • D65
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Let the required number of rounds be x.

More radius, less rounds (Inverse Proportion)

Radius in cm == Round

15 == 125

25 == x

⟹ x=(15 * 125)/25 = 75 rounds