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Ratio and Proportion
1. If P:Q = 2:3 and Q:R = 4:5 then R:P is equal to

A)15:8 B)12:10 C)8:5 D)8:15 E)None of these
2. If P:Q = 7:9 and Q:R = 3:5 then P:Q:R is

A) 7:9:5 B)21:35:45 C)7:9:15 D)7:3:15 E)None of these
3. x:y = 2:3 and 2:x = 1:2 the value of y is

A)1/3 B)3/2 C)6 D)4 E)none of these
4. there are 3 numbers x y z such that twice x is equal to thrice Y and four times of Y is equal to five times of Z. The ratio
between X and Z is .
5. The ratio between two numbers is 3 : 4. If each number is increased by 6, the ratio becomes 4 : 5. The difference between
the numbers is
A)1 B)6 C)5 D)10 E)None of these
6.What should be subtracted from 54,71 ,75,and 99 so remainder are in proportion?

A)1 B)2 C)3 D)4 E)6
7.Divide Rs 1320 among 7 men, 11 women and 5 boys such that each woman may have 3 times as much as a boy, and a
man as much as a woman and a boy together. Find how much each boy receives ?
A)80 B)60 C)66 D)56 E)None of These
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8. 6 man, 8 woman, 6 children complete a job for a sum of Rs. 950. if their individuals wages are in ratio 4 : 3 : 2, the total
money earned by the children is ?
A)Rs. 190 B)Rs. 195 C)Rs. 215 D)Rs. 230 E)None of these
9.A sum of money is divided among A, B and C such that for each rupee A gets, B gets 65paise and C gets 35paise. If C's
share is Rs.28, the sum is
10. A bag contains Rs.102/- in the form of rupee,50paise and 10paise coins in the ratio 3:4:10.what is the number of 10
paise coins?
11.A sum of Rs. 86,700 is to be divided among X,Y and Z such that for every rupee that X gets, Y gets 90 paise and for
every rupee that Y gets, Z gets 110 paise.
How much is Y share ?
1) Rs. 26,010 2) Rs. 27,000 3) Rs. 29,700 4) Rs. 30,000 E)None of these
12. Rs 68000 is divided among ajay vijay and sunil in the ratio 1/2 :1/4: 5/16 The difference between largest and smallest
share is :
13.The Students in three classes are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5. If 20 students are increased in each class, the ratio of changes to
4 : 5 : 7. The total number of students before the increase was
A)10 B)90 C)100 D)None of these E)Data Inadequate
14. If a carton containing a dozen mirrors is dropped, which of the following cannot be the ratio of broken mirrors to
unbroken mirrors?
A) 2:1 B) 3:1 C) 3:2 D) 1:1 E) 7:5

15.2 equal glasses of the same type are respectively 1/3 and 1/4 full of milk. They are then filled up with water and the
contents are mixed in a pot. What is the ratio of milk and water in the pot?
16. In 40 litres of a mixture the ratio of milk to water is 3:1. In order to make the ratio of milk to water as 2:1, the quantity of
water that should be added to the mixture will be
17.What is the mean proportion between 8 and 32.

18..The ratio of zinc and copper in a brass pieces is 13 : 7. How much zinc will be there in 100 kg of such a piece?
A)20 kg B)35kg C)55kg D)65kg E)None of these
19. 20 L of mixture contains alcohol and soda in the ratio 6 : 2. if 4L of this mixture be replaced by 4 L of alcohol the ratio
of alcohol to soda in the new mixture?
A)4 : 3 B)4 : 1 C)8 : 5 D)5 : 9 E)None of these
20. Zinc and copper are in the ratio 5 : 3 in 400 gm of an alloy. How much of copper (in grams) should be added to make
the ratio 5 :4?
21. Two numbers are in the ratio of 5:6 and if 4 is added to the first number and 4 is subtracted from the second number
then the ratio becomes 3:2. Find the difference between two numbers.
A) 2.5 B) 3.5 C) 4.5 D) 6.5 E) None of these
22. The income of riya and priya are in the ratio of 4:5 and their expenditure is in the ratio of 2:3. If each of them saves
2000, then find their income.
A) 4000, 6000 B) 4000, 5000 C) 5000, 4000 D) 5000, 6000 E) None of these

23. Three container with volumes in the ratio 4 : 5 : 6 are full of mixture of milk and water. The mixtures contain milk and
water in the ratio of (3 : 1), (3 : 2) and (5 : 1) respectively. The contents of all these three containers are poured into a fourth
container. The ratio of milk and water in the fourth container is:
A)126 : 57 B)5 : 2 C)11 : 4 D)7 : 3 E)None of these
24. The salaries of A, B and C are of ratio 2:3:5. If the increments of 15%, 10% and 20% are done to their respective
salaries, then find the new ratio of their salaries.
A)20:33:60 B)21:33:60 C)22:33:60 D)23:33:60 E)None
25. In a school the number of boys and girls are in the ratio of 4:7. If the number of boys are increased by 25% and the
number of girls are increased by 15%. What will be the new ratio of number of boys to that of girls?
A) 100:131 B) 100:151 C) 100:161 D) 100:181 E) None of these
26. A company reduces his employee in the ratio 14 : 12 and increases their wages in the ratio 16:18, Determine whether
the bill of wages increases or not and in what ratio.
A) Decreases, 28: 27 B) Increases, 27:28 C) Decreases, 29:28 D) Increases, 28:29 E) None of these
27. One year ago the ratio between rahul salary and rohit salary is 4:5. The ratio between their individual salary of the last
year and current year is 2:3 and 3:5 respectively. If the total current salary of rahul and rohit is 4300. Then find the current
salary of rahul.
28. Three cars travel same distance with speeds in the ratio 2 : 4 : 7. What is the ratio of the times taken by them to cover
the distance?
A) 12 : 6 : 7 B) 14 : 7 : 4 C) 10 : 5 : 9 D) 7 : 4 : 14 E) 14 : 10 : 7
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Answer A C C C B C E A C C B D C C B C C D B A A B
23 24 25 28 27 28
C D C A B B

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Ratio and Proportion

1. If P:Q = 2:3 and Q:R = 4:5 then R:P is equal to

2. If P:Q = 7:9 and Q:R = 3:5 then P:Q:R is

3. x:y = 2:3 and 2:x = 1:2 the value of y is

6.What should be subtracted from 54,71 ,75,and 99 so remainder are in proportion?

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17.What is the mean proportion between 8 and 32.

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