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LECTURE-13
RATIO AN D PRO PORTION
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2a  3b 2a  3b
Q.1. Given a : b = 3 : 4, find ./ a:b=3:4
3a  4b 3a  4b

(1) 14 : 25 (2) 16 : 25 (3) 9 : 25 (4) 18 : 25 (5) None of these

Q.2. P, Q, R, S, T and U are natural numbers P : Q = 4, Q : R = 1 : 2, R : S =1 : 9, S : T = 3 and T
: U = 1 : 8. Find the value of PQR : STU./ P, Q, R, S, T U P : Q = 4, Q
: R = 1 : 2, R : S = 1 : 9 , S : T = 3 T:U=1:8 PQR : STU
(1) 1 : 324 (2) 1 : 216 (3) 1 : 432 (4) 1 : 648 (5) None of these
Q.3. The marks obtained by Raju in Maths, Physics and Chemistry are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. If the
total marks that Raju obtained in these three subjects is 189, how many marks and Raju score
in Maths ?/ 2:3:4

(1) 21 (2) 42 (3) 63 (4) 84 (5) None of these

Q.4. One-third of the boys and one half of the girls of a college participate in its social work project.
If the number of participating students is 300, out of which 100 are boys, what is the total
number of students in the college ?/ ,d fo|ky; ds ,d frgkbZ Nk= o vk/kh Nk=k,¡ fdlh
lkekftd dk;Z' kkyk esa Hkkx ysrs gS ;fn Hkkx ysu s okys fo|kkfFkZ;ksa dh dqy la[;k 300 gks rFkk ftlesa
100 yM+ds gks rks fo|ky; esa fo|kfFkZ;ksa dh dqy la[;k D;k gksx h \
(1) 900 (2) 600 (3) 700 (4) 800 (5) None of these
Q.5. Prakash gave one-third of the amount what he had to Kabir. Kabir in turn gave half of what he
received to Jayant. If Jayant receives Rs. 400 from Kabir, how much money did Prakash had?
izdk'k ds ikl tks /kujkf'k Fkh mldk ,d frgkbZ mlus dchj dks fn;kA dchj dks tks /ku feyk mldk
vk/kk t;ar dks ns fn;kA vxj t;ar dks dchj ls 400/- :- feys gks rks izdk'k ds ikl fdruk /ku Fkk?
(1) Rs. 1200 (2) Rs. 4800 (3) Rs.3600 (4) Rs.2400 (5) None of these
Q.6. What should be added to the two numbers which are in the ratio 4 : 5 so that their ratio
becomes 5 : 6 ?
4:5 5:6
(1) 8 (2) 9 (3) 12
(4) Cannot be determined (5) None of these
Q.7. A sum of money is divided among three persons in the ratio 4:6:9. If the largest share is Rs.
1,000 more than the smallest share, what is the total sum ?
dksbZ /kujkf'k 4:6:9 vuqikr ls rhu O;fDr;ksa esa ckWaVh tkrh gSA ;fn lcls cM+k Hkkx lcls NksVs Hkkx ls
1000 vf/kd gSA rc dqy /kujkf'k D;k gS \
(1) Rs. 4,200 (2) Rs. 9,500 (3) Rs. 3,600 (4) Rs. 3,800 (5) None of these
Q.8. The ratio of earnings to expenditure of A is 5 : 3 and then of B is 7 : 6. If the savings of A is twice
that of B, then what could be the ratio of total earnings of A and B together to the total expenditure
of A and B together ?/ A 5:3 B 7:6 A
B A B
(1) 4 : 3 (2) 3 : 5 (3) 5 : 3 (4) 2 : 1 (5) None of these
Q.9. The difference between the digits of a two-digit number is 4 and the ratio between the number
in the tenth place and the number in the unit place is 1:3. W hat is the sum of the digits of that
number?
nks vadks dh la[;k esa vadks dk varj pkj gS vkSj ngkbZ ds vaad rFkk bdkbZ ds vadks esa vuqikr 1 : 3 gS
ml la[;k ds vadks dk ;ksx fdruk gksxk\
(1) 9 (2) 6 (3) 12 (4) CND (5) None of these
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Q.10. In a mixture of milk and water of volume 30 L, the ratio of milk and water is 7 : 3. Find the
quantity of water to be added to the mixture to make the ratio of milk and water 1 : 2.
nw/k vkSj ikuh ds 30 yhVj feJ.k esa nw/k vkSj ikuh dk vuqikr 7 : 3 gSA bl feJ.k esa fdruk ikuh feyk;k
tk; fd nw/k vkSj ikuh dk vuqikr 1 : 2 gks tk;s\
(1) 30 (2) 32 (3) 33 (4) 35 (5) 38
Q.11. The monthly income of A and B are in the ratio of 3 : 2, and their expenditures are in the ratio of
5 : 3. If each of them saves Rs. 1000 a month, then what is the income of A?
A vkSj B dh ekfld vk; dk vuqikr 3 : 2 gS vkSj muds O;;ksa dk vuqikr 5 : 3 gSA ;fn muesa ls izR;sd
1000 :i;s izfrekg cpkrk gS rks A dh vk; D;k gS\
(1) 4000 (2) 5000 (3) 6000 (4) 7000 (5) 9000
Q.12. The ratio of incomes of two persons is 5 : 3 and that of their expenditures is 9 : 5. Find the
income of each person, if they save Rs. 1300 and Rs. 900 respectively.
5:3 9:5
1300 900
(1) Rs. 4000, Rs. 2400 (2) Rs. 3000, Rs. 1800 (3) Rs. 4000, Rs. 1600
(4) Rs. 4500, Rs. 2700 (5) Rs. 4500, Rs. 2400
Q.13. A bag contains Rs. 600 in the form of one rupee, 50 paise and 25 paise coins in the ratio of 3
: 4 : 12. Find the total number of 25 paise coins in the bag.
,d cSx esa 1 :i;s] 50 iSls vkSj 25 iSls ds flDdksa dk vuqikr 3 : 4 : 12 esa dqy /kujkf'k 600 :i;s j[kh
gqbZ gSA cSx esa 25 iSlksa ds flDdksa dh dqy la[;k Kkr dhft,A
(1) 75 (2) 200 (3) 300 (4) 900 (5) 600
Q.14. The cost of the marble varies directly with square of its weight. Marble is broken into 3 parts
whose weights are in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5. If marble had been broken into three equal parts by
weight then there would have been a further loss of Rs. 7050. What is the actual cost of the
original (or unbroken) marble ?
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3:4:5 3 7050

(1) Rs. 3600 (2) Rs. 10800 (3) Rs. 2160 (4) Rs. 2600 (5) Rs. 10600
Q.15. A mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 4 : 3. On adding 6 liters of water the ratio
becomes 8 : 7. Find the total quantity of the final mixture.
4:3 8:7

(1) 168 litres/ (2) 12 litres/ (3) 42 litres/ (4) 90 litres/ (5) 172 litres/
Q.16. The number of employees are reduced in the ratio 3 : 2 and the salary of each employee is
increased in the ratio 4 : 5. By doing so, company saves Rs. 12000. So, find the initial expenditure
on salary.
3:2 4:5

(1) Rs. 60000 (2) Rs. 70000 (3) Rs. 72000 (4) Rs. 80000 (5) Rs. 75000
Q.17. The ratio of number of balls in bags x, y is 2 : 3. Five balls are taken from bag y and are dropped
in bag x, number of balls are equal in each bag now. Number of balls in each bag now is-
x, y 2:3 y 5 x

(1) 45 (2) 20 (3) 30 (4) 25 (5) 35

Q.18. The total number of students in a school was 660. The ratio between boys and girls was 13 : 9.
After some day, 30 girls joined the school and some boys left the school and new ratio of boys
and girls became 6 : 5. The number of boys who left the school is :
660 13 : 9

6:5
(1) 50 (2) 40 (3) 30 (4) 60 (5) 20
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