Ratio & Proportion (C.

E)
1. If a:b = 2:3 and b:c = 4:5 then find a:b:c d) 7:3 e) none of these
a) 8:15:12 b) 8:12:15 c) 15:12:8 10. A mixture of 70 litres contain milk and water in the
d) 8:7:9 e) none of these ratio 3:4. How many litres of milk must be added to
2. If a:b = 3:4 and c:b = 7:6 then find a:b:c the mixture so as to make the ratio 5:4 ?
a) 18:24:28 b) 14:12:7 c) 9:12:14
a) 20 b) 30 c) 40
d) 2:3:4 e) none of these
3. If a:b = 2:3, b:c = 4:5 and c:d = 1:2 then find d) 15 e) none of these
a:b:c:d 11. The ratio between two numbers is 5:3. If 3 is
a) 12:15:30:8 b) 15:8:30:12 added to both numbers, the ratio becomes 14:9.
c) 8:30:15:12 d) 8:12:15:30 Find the smallest number.
e) none of these a) 20 b) 25 c) 15
xy  y 2 d) 10 e) none of these
4. If x:y = 7:3 then 2 =?
x  y2 12. The ratio of incomes of P and Q is 3:4 and the
a) 3:4 b) 4:3 c) 3:2 ratio of their expenditure is 2:3. If both of them
d) 2:3 e) none of these save Rs.6000. Find the income of P ?
5. A box contains one dozen mirrors. If box is a) 18000 b) 24000 c) 6000
dropped from some height then which of the
d) 12000 e) none of these
following is ratio between broken mirrors and
unbroken mirrors ? 13. If the cost of 3 apples is equal to 2 oranges and 4
a) 3:2 b) 4:3 c) 5:3 oranges cost as much as 3 bananas and 5
d) 3:1 e) none of these bananas cost as much as 8 sapota and 4 sapota
6. Rs.750 are divided among A, B and C in such a cost as much as 12 mangoes. What is the cost of
way that A:B = 5:2 and B:C = 7:13. What is the one orange if one mango cost is Rs.50 ?
share of A ? a) 40 b) 180 c) 90
a) 140 b) 260 c) 350
d) 120 e) none of these
d) 300 e) none of these
14. A hostel with 300 students has provisions for 45
7. A sum of Rs.1540 is divided among A, B and C in
such a way that A receives 2/9 as much as B and days. After 15 days 150 students joined. How long
C together receive, B receives 3/11 of what A and will the provisions last now ?
C together. Find the share of C. a) 12 days b) 21 days
a) 280 b) 330 c) 400 c) 20 days d) 25 days
d) 960 e) none of these e) none of these
8. The students in three classes are in the ratio 15. In a box, there are one rupee, 50ps and 25ps
2:3:5. If 20 students are increased in each class,
coins in the ratio 3:4:5 and the total amount is
the ratio changes to 4:5:7. Find the total number
Rs.150. Find the number of 50ps coins ?
of students initially.
a) 160 b) 100 c) 150 a) 48 b) 96 c) 192
d) 50 e) none of these d) 80 e) none of these
9. In a mixture of 63 litres, the milk and water are 16. A solution of 30 litres contain 20% salt. If 5 litres
in the ratio 7:2. If 7 litres of water is added to of mixture evaporated. Find the percentage of
mixture, find the new ratio. salt in the final solution.
a) 30% b) 20% c) 16%
a) 7:2 b) 2:7 c) 3:7
d) 24% e) none of these
17. Find the ratio in which a solution 40% alcohol he
mixed with a solution of 72% alcohol to get
mixture of 60% of alcohol ?
a) 5:3 b) 3:5 c) 3:4
d) 4:3 e) none of these
18. How many kgs of rice costing Rs.12, a kg be
mixed with 22 kgs of rice costing Rs.18, a kg to
get a mixture costing Rs.16.40 a kg ?
a) 18 b) 8 c) 10
d) 12 e) None of these
19. A container contains 40 litres of milk, from which 4
litres of milk taken out and replaced by water. This
process was repeated further two times. How
much milk is now contained by the contains ?
a) 30 litres b) 29.16 litres c) 26 litres
d) 24 litres e) none of these
20. Two vessels contain milk and water in the ratio
7:5 and 7:9. If both vessels are mixed in the ratio
1:1. Find the ratio of milk and water is new
mixture ?
a) 49:47 b) 47:49 c) 21:37
d) 14:19 e) none of these
21. Three vessels each of 10 litres capacity contain a
mixture of milk and water in the ratio 2:1, 3:1
and 3:2. If all these vessels are emptied into a
large vessel. Find the ratio of milk and water in
new mixture ?
a) 59:121 b) 121:59 c) 70:56
d) 49:47 e) none of these