A rope makes 70 rounds of the circumference of a cylinder whose radius of the base is 14 cm. How many times can it go round a cylinder with radius 20 cm ?

Solution (By Examveda Team)

Let the required number of rounds be x
More radius, Less rounds (Indirect proportion)
$$\eqalign{ & \therefore {\text{ }}20:14::70:x \cr & \Leftrightarrow \left( {20 \times x} \right) = \left( {14 \times 70} \right) \cr & \Leftrightarrow x = \frac{{\left( {14 \times 70} \right)}}{{20}} \cr & \Leftrightarrow x = 49 \cr} $$