Ratios & Proportions

1. If 4 : x=2 : 5, then the value of x is:

2. If A:B = 5: 7 and B:C = 6:11 then, find i) A:B:C ii)
A:C
3. The prize offers an amount of Rs. 2500 to Ram
and Seetha in the ratio of 2:3. Find the share of
Seetha?
4. A sum of 1360 has been divided among A ,B ,C
such that A gets 2/3 of what B gets and B gets
1/4 of what C gets . B's share is?
5. The ratio of daily work wages of A and B is 4:3
whereas B and C is 4:5. If A gets work wage Rs
40 more than C. Find the daily wages of B?
6. 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?
7. Two numbers are in the ratio 4:5 respectively. If each number is
subtracted by 25, then the ratio becomes 3:4. Find the two
numbers.
8. The students in three classes are in the ratio 2 : 3 . If 20 students
are increased in each class, the ratio changes to 4 : 5. Originally
the total number of students was :
9. The students in three classes are in the ratio 8 : 9 : 11. If 15
students are increased in each class, the ratio changes to 11 : 12 :
14. Then the total number of students in the three classes before
the increase is:
10.The ratio between the boys and girls in a class is 6:5 respectively. If
8 more boys join the class and two girls leave the class then the
respective ratio becomes 11:7. What is the number of boys in the
class now?
11.A bag contains equal number of 25p, 50p and one rupee
coins respectively. If the total value is Rs 105, how many
coins of each type are present?
12.A purse contains 342 coins consisting of one rupees, 50p
and 25p coins. If their values are in the ratio of 11 : 9 : 5
then find the number of 50p coins?
13.The length and breadth of a rectangle are increased in the
ratio 3:4 and 4:5 respectively. What is the ratio of the old
area to the new one?
14.A sum of Rs.1460 is divided into 13 students so that each
boy gets Rs.120 while each girl gets Rs.100. Find the
number of boys and number of girls
15.In a zoo, there are rabbits and pigeons. If heads are
counted, there are 340 heads and if legs are counted there
are 1060 legs. How many pigeons are there?