Quantitative Aptitude

Ratio & Proportion - 1

By – Sandeep Dubey
 • Fractions
Scope • Meaning of Ratio
• Use of Ratio
• How to make Ratio
• How to combine Ratio
• Addition of Ratio
• Proportion (Meaning)
• Types of Proportion
• Practice MCQs
• Applications of Proportions
• Hen & Cow Concept
• Mixtures
• Misc.
Fractions
Fractions
Meaning of Ratio
Use of Ratio
How to Make Ratio
How to Combine Ratio
Addition of Ratio:
Q. A and B are two alloys of gold and copper prepared by mixing
metals in the proportion 7:2 and 7:11 respectively. If equal quantities
of the alloy are melted to form a third alloy C, the proportion of gold
and copper in C will be:
A और B ः 7: 2 और 7: 11  अनुपा े धाुओ ं ो मलार यार मए गए सोन
और ांब  दो मश धाु है । यमद मश धाु ी सान ाता ो मपघलार ए ीसरा मश
धाु C बनाया जाा ह , ो C े सोन और ांब ा अनुपा का होगा?
(1) 5:9 (2) 5:7 (3) 7:5 (4) 9:5
Q. Two equal glasses are respectively 1/3 and ¼ full of milk. They are
then filled up with water and the contents are mixed in a tumbler, the
ratio of milk and water in the humbler is:
द ा गा कः 1/3 औ 1/4 द ू  भ ह है । फ उनहे ा  भ फदया
जाा ह औ ा  ए टं ब े गाया जाा ह ,  वम े द ू औ ा ा
अुा या ह ?
(1) 7:5 (2) 7:17 (3) 3:7 (4) 11:23
 Proportion
Meaning
Types of Proportion
Q. What is the ratio of the mean proportion between 14.4 & 4.9 and
the third proportion of 2 & 4?
14.4 औ 4.9  बच ाधय अुा औ 2 औ 4   अुा ा अुा या
ह ?
(a) 20:21
(b) 12:21
(c) 21:20
(d) 21:12
Application of Proportion
 Ratio & Proportion
The ratio between two numbers is 3:4. If each number is increased by 6,
the ratio becomes 4:5. The Sum of the numbers is ?
द ंखयाओं  बच ा अुा 3:4 ह । यफद पय ंखया े 6 ी ृवि ह ह , 
अुा 4: 5 ह जाा ह । ंखयाओं ा य या ह ?
 Ratio & Proportion

The ratio of Vishal’s and Vikas’s present ages is 9:10. After 10 years the
ratio of their ages becomes 11:12.What is Vishal’s age after 20 Yrs?
वा औ वा ी ा आयु ा अुा 9:10 ह । 10 ो  बाद उी आयु ा
अुा 11:12 ह जाा ह | 20 ो  बाद वा ी आयु या ह ?
 Ratio & Proportion

The monthly incomes of A and B are in the ratio 2:3 and their monthly
expenses are in the ratio 5:9. If each of them saves Rs. 600 per month
then their monthly incomes are:
A औ B ी ाग आय ा अुा 2: 3 ह औ उ ाग यय ा अुा 5: 9
ह । यफद उे  पय पग ाह 600 रय बचाा ह  उी ाग आय या ह ?
(1) Rs.1500, Rs.2250 (2) Rs.1200 Rs. 1800
(3) Rs. 1600, Rs. 2400 (4) Rs. 1400, Rs. 2100
 Ratio & Proportion

The ratio of boys and girls in a school is 3:2. When 6 more girls join this
ratio becomes 6:7. How many boys are there in the school?
ए सू े ड औ डफय ा अुा 3: 2 ह । जब 6 औ डफयां ाग ह
है  यह अुा 6: 7 ह जाा ह । सू े फ ड है ?
(1) 24 (2) 30 (3) 42 (4) 12
 Ratio & Proportion

In a school the ratio of boys and girls is 4:5. When 100 girls leave the
school, the ratio becomes 6:7. How many boys are there in the school ?
ए सू े ड औ डफय ा अुा 4: 5 ह । जब 100 डफयां सू छड है ,
 अुा 6: 7 ह जाा ह । सू े फ ड है ?
(1) 1300 (2) 1500 (3) 1600 (4) 1200
 Ratio & Proportion
A mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 5:1. On adding 5 litres
of water the ratio of milk to water becomes 5:2. The quantity of milk
in the original mixture is:
ए गण े द ू औ ा ा अुा 5:1 ह . 5 ट ा गा  द
ू औ ा
ा अुा 5: 2 ह जाा ह । ू गण े द
ू ी ाा या ह ?
(1) 16 ltr (2) 22.75 ltr (3) 25 ltr (4) 32.5 ltr
 Ratio & Proportion
In a mixture of 60 ltrs the ratio of milk and water is 2:1. If this ratio is
to be 1:2 the quantity of water to be further added is:
60 ट  गण े द ू औ ा ा अुा 2:1 ह . यफद यह अुा 1:2 हा ह , 
आ गाए जा ा ा ी ाा या ह ?
(1) 20 ltrs (2) 30 ltrs (3) 40 ltrs (4) 60 ltrs
 Ratio & Proportion
In a mixture of 100 ltrs the ratio of milk and water is 2:3. If this ratio is
to be 1:2 the quantity of water to be further added is:
100 ट  गण े द ू औ ा ा अुा 2:3 ह . यफद यह अुा 1:2 हा ह ,
 आ गाए जा ा ा ी ाा या ह ?
(1) 20 ltrs (2) 30 ltrs (3) 40 ltrs (4) 60 ltrs
 Ratio & Proportion

Hen and Cow Method

Ratio & Proportion
 Ratio & Proportion
A man had some hens and cows. If the number of heads be 48 and the
number of feet equals 140, then the number of hens is:
ए आद  ा ुछ ुगयां औ ाये थं। यफद ग ी ंखया 48 ह औ  ी
ंखया 140  बाब ह ,  ुगय ी ंखया या ह ?
(1) 22 (2) 23 (3) 24 (4) 26
 Ratio & Proportion

A man had some hens and cows. If the number of heads be 60 and the
number of feet equals 160, then the number of cows is:
ए आद  ा ुछ ुगयां औ ाये थं। यफद ग ी ंखया 60 ह औ  ी
ंखया 160  बाब ह ,  ाय ी ंखया या ह ?
(1) 40 (2) 23 (3) 20 (4) 28
 Ratio & Proportion
A man had some 10 Rs, 20 Rs notes. If their total no of notes 50 and
total value is 800, then the number of 10 Rs notes is:
ए आद  ा 10 औ 20 रय  ट थ। यफद उ ट ी ु ंखया 50 औ
ु ूलय 800 ह ,  10 रय  ट ी ंखया या ह ?
(1) 20 (2) 25 (3) 30 (4) 26
 Ratio & Proportion
In an objective examination of 200 questions 1 marks are allotted for
every correct answer and 0.25 marks are deducted for every wrong
answer. After attempting all the 200 questions a student got a total of
120 marks. The number of questions attempted wrong were:
200 पश ी सुगष ा े पय ह उत  गए 1 अं आंफट फए जा है
औ पय  उत  गए 0.25 अं ाट जा है । भ 200 पश ा पया  
बाद ए छा  ु 120 अं ग।  पया फए ए पश ी ंखया थ:
1. 60 2. 80 3. 70 4. 64