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Ratio & Proportion Part 3

This document contains 89 math problems involving ratios and proportions. The problems cover a range of topics including: comparing the areas of continents; blending quantities in a given ratio; finding the weight of an element in an alloy based on overall weight and ratios; expressing ratios of distances on a number line; finding two numbers given their sum and ratio; comparing areas of shaded and whole figures; comparing numbers of pages typed to those left in a manuscript; comparing perimeters and areas of shapes; comparing areas of shaded regions in figures; relating distance traveled by a car to fuel consumption; calculating earnings over different time periods; relating crop yields to land area; calculating degree of rotation given overall rotation and time; calculating medical costs given daily dosage

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Ratio & Proportion Part 3

This document contains 89 math problems involving ratios and proportions. The problems cover a range of topics including: comparing the areas of continents; blending quantities in a given ratio; finding the weight of an element in an alloy based on overall weight and ratios; expressing ratios of distances on a number line; finding two numbers given their sum and ratio; comparing areas of shaded and whole figures; comparing numbers of pages typed to those left in a manuscript; comparing perimeters and areas of shapes; comparing areas of shaded regions in figures; relating distance traveled by a car to fuel consumption; calculating earnings over different time periods; relating crop yields to land area; calculating degree of rotation given overall rotation and time; calculating medical costs given daily dosage

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69. In Fig. 8.4, the comparative areas of the continents are given:
What is the ratio of the areas of
(a) Africa to Europe
(b) Australia to Asia
(c) Antarctica to Combined area of North America and South
America.

70. A tea merchant blends two varieties of tea costing her Rs 234 and
Rs 130 per kg in the ratio of their costs. If the weight of the mixture
is 84kg, then find the weight of each variety of tea.

71. An alloy contains only zinc and copper and they are in the ratio of
7:9. If the weight of the alloy is 8kg, then find the weight of copper in
the alloy.

72. In the following figure, each division represents 1cm:


A B C D E F G H I
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fig. 8.5
Express numerically the ratios of the following distances:
(i) AC : AF (ii) AG : AD (iii) BF : AI (iv) CE : DI

73. Find two numbers whose sum is 100 and whose ratio is 9 :16.

74. In Fig. 8.6 (i) and Fig. 8.6 (ii), find the ratio of the area of the shaded
portion to that of the whole figure:

Fig. 8.6 (i) Fig. 8.6 (ii)

75. A typist has to type a manuscript of 40 pages. She has typed


30 pages of the manuscript. What is the ratio of the number of pages
typed to the number of pages left?

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76. In a floral design made from tiles each of dimensions 40cm by


60cm (See Fig. 8.7), find the ratios of:
(a) the perimeter of shaded portion to the perimeter of the whole
design.
(b) the area of the shaded portion to the area of the unshaded
portion.

Fig. 8.7

77. In Fig. 8.8, what is the ratio of the areas of


(a) shaded portion I to shaded portion II ?
10

5 I
I II 7

10

II

Fig. 8.8

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(b) shaded portion II to shaded portion III?


(c) shaded portions I and II taken together and shaded portion III?

78. A car can travel 240km in 15 litres of petrol. How much distance will
it travel in 25 litres of petrol?

79. Bachhu Manjhi earns Rs 24000 in 8 months. At this rate,


(a) how much does he earn in one year?
(b) in how many months does he earn Rs 42000?

80. The yield of wheat from 8 hectares of land is 360 quintals. Find the
number of hectares of land required for a yield of 540 quintals?

81. The earth rotates 360o about its axis in about 24 hours. By how
much degree will it rotate in 2 hours?

82. Shivangi is suffering from anaemia as haemoglobin level in her blood


is lower than the normal range. Doctor advised her to take one iron
tablet two times a day. If the cost of 10 tablets is Rs 17, then what
amount will she be required to pay for her medical bill for 15 days?

83. The quarterly school fee in Kendriya Vidyalaya for Class VI is


Rs 540. What will be the fee for seven months?

84. In an election, the votes cast for two of the candidates were in the
ratio 5 : 7. If the successful candidate received 20734 votes, how
many votes did his opponent receive?

85. A metal pipe 3 metre long was found to weigh 7.6kg. What would be
the weight of the same kind of 7.8m long pipe?

86. A recipe for raspberry jelly calls for 5 cups of raspberry juice and
1
2 cups of sugar. Find the amount of sugar needed for 6 cups of the
2
juice?

87. A farmer planted 1890 tomato plants in a field in rows each having
63 plants. A certain type of worm destroyed 18 plants in each row.
How many plants did the worm destroy in the whole field?

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88. Length and breadth of the floor of a room are 5m and 3m, respectively.
1
forty tiles, each with area m2 are used to cover the floor partially.
16
Find the ratio of the tiled and the non tiled portion of the floor.

89. A carpenter had a board which measured 3m × 2m. She cut out a
rectangular piece of 250cm × 90cm. What is the ratio of the area of
cut out piece and the remaining piece?

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