RATIO AND PROPORTION & MIXTURE and ALLIGATION

1. The ratio of two number is 3 : 4 and their sum is 420. the greater of the two numbers is ?

a. 200 b. 240 c. 260 d. 300

2. The prices of a scooter and a television set are in the ratio 3 : 2. If a scooter costs Rs. 6000 more than
the television set, the price of the television set is ?

a. 12000 b. 8000 c. 10000 d. 16000

3. If A : B = 5 : 7 and B : C = 6 : 11, then A : B : C is ?

a. 55 : 77 : 66 b. 30 : 42 : 77 c. 35 : 49 : 42 d. None of these

4. The sum of three numbers is 68. If the ratio between first and second be 2 : 3 and that between second
and third be 5 : 3, then the second number ?

a. 24 b. 27 c. 30 d. 34

5. Two numbers are in the ratio 3 : 5. If each number is increased by 10, the ratio becomes 5 : 7. The
numbers are ?

a. 3, 5 b. 7, 9 c. 13, 22 d. 15, 25

6. The ratio of father's age to son's age is 4 : 1. The product of their age is 196. The ratio of their ages after
5 years will be ?

a. 3 : 1 b. 10 : 3 c. 11 : 4 d. 14 : 5

7. The incomes of A and B are in the ratio 3 : 2 and their expenditures in the ratio 5 : 3. If each saves Rs.
1,000. A's income is ?

a. Rs. 3000 b. Rs. 4000 c. Rs. 9000 d. Rs. 6000

8. The students in three classes are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5. If 20 students are increased in each class. The
ratio changes to 4 : 5 : 7. The total number of students before the increase were ?

a. 100 b. 50 c. 10 d. 120

9. One - half of a certain number is equal to 65% of the 2nd number. Find the ratio of 1st to 2nd number.

a. 10 : 13 b. 8 : 13 c. 13 : 8 d. 13 : 10

10. Salaries of Akash, Bablu and Chintu are in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 5. If their salaries were increased by 15%,
10% and 20% respectively, then what will be the new ratio of their salaries ?

a. 3 : 3 : 10 b. 23 : 33 : 60 c. 20 : 22 : 40 d. None of these
11. In a mixture of 45 liters, the ratio of milk and water is 4:1. How much water must be added to make the
mixture ratio 3:2 ?

a. 72 litres b. 24 litres c. 15 litres d. 1.5 litres

12. Find the ratio in which rice at Rs. 72 a kg be mixed with rice at Rs. 57 a kg to produce a mixture worth
Rs. 63 a kg.

a. 2 : 3 b. 3 : 4 c. 3 : 5 d. 2 : 5

13. The ratio of the number of ladies to gents at a party was 1:2 but when 2 ladies and 2 gents left, the ratio
became 1:3. How many people were at the party originally?

a. 36 b. 24 c. 12 d. 18

14. 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 1:2 . Find their incomes?

a. 100, 200 b. 150, 200 c. 300,400 d. 200,300

15. A sum of money is to be distributed among ​A​, ​B​, ​C​, ​D​ in the proportion of 5:2:4:3. If ​C​ gets Rs. 1000
more than ​D​, what is ​B​'s share?

a. 500 b. 1500 c. 2000 d. 2500

16. The ratio of the radius of two circles is 5 : 4. Find the ratio of their areas.

a. 16 : 25 b. 9 : 25 c.25 : 9 d. 25 : 16

17. The sum of three numbers is 98. If the ratio between first and second be 2 : 3 and that between second
and third be 5 : 8, then the second number is :

a. 30 b. 20 c.58 d. 48 e. None of these

18. Salaries of A, B and C were in the ratio 3 : 5 : 7, respectively. If their salaries were increased by 50%,
60% and 50% respectively, what will be the new ratio of the their respective new salaries ?

a. 4 : 5 : 7 b. 3 : 6 : 7 c. 4 : 15 : 18 d.9 : 16 : 21

19. If ½ of Sumit's salary is equal to ⅖ of Rajan's salary and their total salary is 36,000, find Rajan's salary.

a. 16,000 b. 20,000 c. 22,000 d. 14,000

20. The total number of boys in a school are 16% more than the total number of girls in the school. What is
the ratio of the total number of boys to the total number of girls in the school ?

a. 25:21 b. 29:35 c. 25:29 d. None of these