MATHS – RATIO & PROPORTION

TYPE -1(Problems based on Basic 10. In an office

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of the total number of
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Interpretation of Ratio and Proportion) employees are males and the rest are females.
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1. Find the fourth proportional to 7,13 and 21. 5
of the number of males are non technical
(a) 14 (b) 26 2
workers while 3 of the number of females are
(c) 39 (d) 21
2. One cup has juice and water in the ration 5:2, technical workers. What fraction of the total
while another cup of the same capacity has number of employees are technical workers?
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them in the ratio 7:4, respectively. If contents (a) (b)
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of both the cups (when full) are poured in a 2 3
(c) (d)
vessel, then what will be the final ratio of 5 8
water to juice in the vessel? 11. The number of students studying subjects A,B
(a) 52:25 (b) 25:52 and C in a school are in the proportion
(c) 26:25 (d) 25:26 12:15:16. There is a proposal to increase the
3. A sum of money is divided among A, B and C number of students studying A, B and C,
in the ratio 2:3:7, respectively. If the share of respectively by 50%, 20% and 50%. What
B is Rs.15,000, then what will be the will be the new proportion of the number of
difference in the shares of B and C? students studying A,B and C?
(a) Rs.18,000 (b) Rs.20,000 (a) 3:3:5 (b) 3:3:4
(c) Rs. 15,000 (d) Rs.50,000 (c) 2:3:3 (d) 5:8:12
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4. A sum of Rs.x is divided among A, B, C and D 12. If = , = 𝑎𝑛𝑑 = , then the sum of
𝑏 4 𝑐 5 𝑑 6
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in the ratio of 3 : 5 : 6 : 9 . If the difference the numerator and the denominator (which are
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between the shares of B and D is Rs.832, then co-primes) of ( ) is :
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the value of x is:
(a) Rs.7,384 (b) Rs.7,488 (a) 1025 (b) 4097
(c) Rs.7,696 (d) Rs.7,592 (c) 2049 (d) 513
13. If x is substracted from each of 52, 47, 20 and
5. In a proportion, the product of the first and
fourth terms is 70 and that of the second and 19, the numbers so obtained in this order are
third terms is 3.5 y. The value of y is: in proportion. What is the mean proportional
(a) 17 (b) 20 between (x+4) and (x-8)?
(c) 15 (d) 22 (a) 8 (b) 12
6. If x:y=5:7, then (6x-y) : (5x+3y) is equal to:
(c) 9 (d) 10
(a) 1:4 (b) 11:2 TYPE -2 (Problems based on Finding New
(c) 4:1 (d) 1:2 Proportion due to Increase or Decrease in
7. If a : b=5:7, b:c=8:15, then find the value of Original Ratio/Proportion)
8c:5a.
14. Two numbers are in the ratio of 13:8. If each
(a) 24:5 (b) 21:5
number is increased by 25, then the ratio becomes
(c) 176:65 (d) 8:21
44:29. The difference between the two numbers is:
8. If 7A=4B=14C, then what is A:B:C?
(a) 75 (b) 80
(a) 2:4:7 (b) 4:2:7
(c) 70 (d) 85
(c) 4:7:2 (d) 2:7:4
15. The ratio of two numbers A and B is 5:8. If 5 is
9. The ratio of boys and girls in a school is 27:23.
added to each of A and B, then the ratio of A and B
If the difference between the number of boys
becomes 2:3. The sum of A and B is:
and girls is 200, then find the number of boys?
(a) 42 (b) 78
(a) 1200 (b) 1250
(c) 65 (d) 91
(c) 1300 (d) 1350
17.The ratio of the ages of A and B, four years ago twice of B’s expenditure, find the ratio of savings
was 4:5. Eight years hence, the ratio of the ages of of A and B.
A and B will be 11:13. What is the ratio of their (a) 2:3 (b) 3:4
present ages? (c) 3:2 (d) 1:1
(a) 11:9 (b) 9:11 25. A sum of Rs.12,992 divided among A, B and C
(c) 7:8 (d) 8:7 such that the ratio of the shares of A and C is 4:15
18. Before a battle the ratio of captains to soldiers and that of the shares of A and B is 2:5. The
was 2:7. During the war 25 captains and 100 difference (in Rs) between the shares of B and C is:
soldiers were martyred. The new ratio of captains (a) 1792 (b) 3136
here becomes 3:10. What is the number of soldiers (c) 2240 (d) 2688
after the war? 26. The ratio of the sum of the salaries of A and B
(a) 250 (b) 200 to the difference of their salaries is 11:1 and the
(c) 150 (d) 100 ratio of the sum of the salaries of B and C to the
19. Find the number of students who took an exam difference of their salaries is also 11:1. If A’s salary
if the ratio of those who passed to those who failed is the highest and C’s is the lowest then what is B’s
in the exam was 10:3. If 40 more students had taken salary (in Rs) given the total of all their salaries is
the exam and 10 less had failed, then the ratio of Rs.1,82,000?
those who passed to those who failed in the exam (a) 72000 (b) 60000
would have been 6:1. (c) 50000 (d) 86400
(a) 200 (b) 250 27. A sum of Rs.x is divided among A,B and C such
(c) 300 (d) 260 that the ratio of the shares of A and B is 6:7 and that
20. The monthly salaries of A and B are in the ratio of B and C is 3:2. If the difference between the
11:21. If both of them get a salary increment of shares of A and C is Rs..540 then the value of x is:
Rs.4000 per month, the new ratio becomes 3:5. (a) 7020 (b) 7155
What is the new monthly salary of A? (c) 7425 (d) 7290
(a) Rs.11,000 (b) Rs.15,000 TYPE -4 (Problems based on Ratio Coins and
(c) Rs.25,000 (d) Rs.25,000 Rupess)
21. What number should be added to each of the 28. A bag contains coins of denomination Rs.1,
number 103, 135, 110 and 144 so that the resulting Rs.2 and Rs.5 in the ratio of 4:5:8. If the total value
numbers are in proportion? of these coins is Rs.432 then what is the number of
(a) 12 (b) 15 Rs.2 coins?
(c) 9 (d) 6 (a) 40 (b) 30
TYPE -3 (Problems based on Income and (c) 50 (d) 60
Expenditures) 29. A purse has Rs.34.5 in the form of 1-rupee, 50-
paise and 10-paise coins in the ratio of 6:9:10. Find
22. The ratio of the monthly incomes of A and B is the number of 10-paise coins.
11:13 and the ratio of their expenditures is 9:11. If (a) 10 (b) 30
both of them manage to save Rs.4,000 per month, (c) 20 (d) 40
then the difference in their incomes (in Rs). 30. A bag contains one rupee, 50 paise and 25 paise
(a) 2500 (b) 3200 coins in the proportion 5:7:9. If the total amount in
(c) 4000 (d) 3000 the bag is Rs.430 than how many 25 paise coins are
23. The ratio of the incomes of A and B is 7:5. A there?
and B save Rs.4,000 and Rs.3,500 respectively. If (a) 400 (b) 360
the expenditure of B is half the expenditure of A, (c) 380 (d) 340
then the total income of A and B (in Rs) will be: TYPE -4 (Miscellaneous)
(a) 13,500 (b) 15,000
(c) 10,000 (d) 12,000 31. What is the mean proportional between 64 and
24. The ratio of incomes of A and B is 5:3 and the 4096?
ratio of their expenditures is 9:5. If A’s income is (a) 512 (b) 192
(c) 128 (d) 8