Ratio and Proportion

1. Find the third proportional to 9 and 12?

a) 10 b) 12 c) 14 d) 16

2. The compounded ratio of (2 : 3), (6: 11) and (11 :2) is

a) 1:2 b) 2:1 c)11:24 d) 36:121

3. Find the mean proportional between 49 & 81?

a) 16 b) 10 c)63 d) 12

4. Find the fourth proportional between 4,9,12

a) 20 b) 25 c) 27 d) 30

5. If a:b=1:2 and b:c=3:4 find a:b:c?

a) 3:8:6 b) 3:12:6 c ) 3:6:8 d) 1:2:4

6. If a:b = 1:2, b:c=3:4 and c:d=2:3 find a:b:c:d?

a) 3:6:8:24 b) 6:12:16:24 c) 6:18:24:16 d) 3:6:2:3

7. Find the Duplicate , Sub-duplicate , Triplicate & Sub-triplicate ratio of 4:5

8. Find the Inverse ratio of 7:8.

a) 8:7 b) 7:8 c) 4:3 d) 3:4

9. Seats for Mathematics, Physics and Biology in a school are in the ratio 5:7:8. There is a proposal to
increase these seats by 40%, 50% and 75% respectively. What will be the ratio of increased seats?
 a) 1:2:3 b)2:3:4 c)3:4:5 d)4:5:6

10. A sum of Rs.312 was divided among 100 boys and girls in such a way that the boy gets Rs.3.60
and each girl Rs. 2.40 the number of girls is
a)35 b)40 c)45 d)50

11. Jo's collection contains US, Indian and British stamps. If the ratio of US to Indian stamps is 5 to 2
and the ratio of Indian to British stamps is 5 to 1, what is the ratio of US to British stamps?
a) 10 : 5 b) 15 : 2 c) 20 : 2 d) 25 : 2

12. If Rs. 782 be divided into three parts, proportional to , then the first part is?

a)Rs.182 b)Rs.190 c)Rs.192 d)Rs.204

13. A mixture contains alcohol and water in the ratio 4 : 3. If 5 liters of water is added to the mixture,
the ratio becomes 4: 5. Find the quantity of alcohol in the given mixture.
a)10 b)12 c)15 d)18

14. A sum of Rs. 427 is to be divided among A, B and C such that 3 times A’s share, 4 tunes B’s share
and 7 times C’s share are all equal. The share of C is :
a)84 b)140 c)196 d)240

15. The salaries of A, B, and C are in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 3. The salary of B and C together is Rs. 6000.
By what percent is the salary of C more than that of A?
a)100% b)200% c)300% d)400%

16. The Students in three classes are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5. If 20 students are increased in each class, the
ratio of changes to 4 : 5 : 7. The total number of students before the increase was
a)100 b)200 c)300 d)None of the above

17. In a college, the ratio of the number of boys to girls is 8 : 5. If there are 160 girls, the total number of
students in the college is
a)216 b)316 c)416 d)516

18. Two numbers are respectively 20% and 50% more than a third number. The ratio of the two numbers
 is:
a)2:5 b)3:5 c)4:5 d)5:4

19. Pencils, Pens and Exercise books in a shop are in the ratio of 10: 2 : 3. If there are 120 pencils, the number
of exercise books in the shop is:
a) 36 b)26 c)46 d)56

20. The speed of three cars in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5. The ratio between time taken by them to travel the same distance
is
a) 12 : 15 : 20 b) 20 : 15 : 12 c) 15 : 12 : 20 d)None of the above

21. The incomes of two persons A and B are in the ratio 3 : 4. If each saves Rs.100 per month, the ratio of their
expenditures is Rs.1 : 2. Find their incomes.
a) Rs.100 and Rs.150 b) Rs.150 and Rs.200 c)Rs.200 and Rs.250 d)Rs.250 and Rs.300

22. The number of oranges in three baskets are in the ratio of 3 : 4 : 5. In which ratio the no. of oranges in first
two baskets must be increased so that the new ratio becomes 5 : 4 : 3?
a)1:3 b)2:1 c)3:4 d)2:3

23. 6 men, 8 women and 6 children complete a job for a sum of Rs.950. If their individual wages are in the ratio
4:3:2, the total money earned by the children is
a)Rs.90 b)Rs.190 c)Rs.200 d)Rs.290

24. The ratio of students in a coaching preparing for B.tech and MBA is 4: 5. The ratio of fees collected from
each of B.tech and MBA students is 25: 16. If the total amount collected from all the students is 1.62 lakh, what
is the total amount collected from only MBA aspirants?
a)Rs.62,000 b)Rs.72,000 c)Rs.82,000 d)Rs.92,000