PRACTISE SET - Financial Ratios
PRACTISE SET - Financial Ratios
PRACTISE SET - Financial Ratios
1. The ratio of two number is 3 : 4 and their sum is 420. the greater of the two numbers is ?
2. The prices of a scooter and a television set are in the ratio 3 : 2. If a scooter costs Rs. 6000 more than
the television set, the price of the television set is ?
a. 55 : 77 : 66 b. 30 : 42 : 77 c. 35 : 49 : 42 d. None of these
4. The sum of three numbers is 68. If the ratio between first and second be 2 : 3 and that between second
and third be 5 : 3, then the second number ?
a. 24 b. 27 c. 30 d. 34
5. Two numbers are in the ratio 3 : 5. If each number is increased by 10, the ratio becomes 5 : 7. The
numbers are ?
a. 3, 5 b. 7, 9 c. 13, 22 d. 15, 25
6. The ratio of father's age to son's age is 4 : 1. The product of their age is 196. The ratio of their ages after
5 years will be ?
a. 3 : 1 b. 10 : 3 c. 11 : 4 d. 14 : 5
7. The incomes of A and B are in the ratio 3 : 2 and their expenditures in the ratio 5 : 3. If each saves Rs.
1,000. A's income is ?
8. The students in three classes are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5. If 20 students are increased in each class. The
ratio changes to 4 : 5 : 7. The total number of students before the increase were ?
a. 100 b. 50 c. 10 d. 120
9. One - half of a certain number is equal to 65% of the 2nd number. Find the ratio of 1st to 2nd number.
a. 10 : 13 b. 8 : 13 c. 13 : 8 d. 13 : 10
10. Salaries of Akash, Bablu and Chintu are in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 5. If their salaries were increased by 15%,
10% and 20% respectively, then what will be the new ratio of their salaries ?
a. 3 : 3 : 10 b. 23 : 33 : 60 c. 20 : 22 : 40 d. None of these
11. In a mixture of 45 liters, the ratio of milk and water is 4:1. How much water must be added to make the
mixture ratio 3:2 ?
12. Find the ratio in which rice at Rs. 72 a kg be mixed with rice at Rs. 57 a kg to produce a mixture worth
Rs. 63 a kg.
a. 2 : 3 b. 3 : 4 c. 3 : 5 d. 2 : 5
13. The ratio of the number of ladies to gents at a party was 1:2 but when 2 ladies and 2 gents left, the ratio
became 1:3. How many people were at the party originally?
a. 36 b. 24 c. 12 d. 18
14. The incomes of two persons A and B are in the ratio 3:4. If each saves Rs.100 per month, the ratio of
their expenditures is 1:2 . Find their incomes?
15. A sum of money is to be distributed among A, B, C, D in the proportion of 5:2:4:3. If C gets Rs. 1000
more than D, what is B's share?
16. The ratio of the radius of two circles is 5 : 4. Find the ratio of their areas.
a. 16 : 25 b. 9 : 25 c.25 : 9 d. 25 : 16
17. The sum of three numbers is 98. If the ratio between first and second be 2 : 3 and that between second
and third be 5 : 8, then the second number is :
18. Salaries of A, B and C were in the ratio 3 : 5 : 7, respectively. If their salaries were increased by 50%,
60% and 50% respectively, what will be the new ratio of the their respective new salaries ?
a. 4 : 5 : 7 b. 3 : 6 : 7 c. 4 : 15 : 18 d.9 : 16 : 21
19. If ½ of Sumit's salary is equal to ⅖ of Rajan's salary and their total salary is 36,000, find Rajan's salary.
20. The total number of boys in a school are 16% more than the total number of girls in the school. What is
the ratio of the total number of boys to the total number of girls in the school ?