EXERCISE:

1. Find out:
i. the fourth proportional to 4, 9, 12;
ii. the third proportional to 16 and 36;
iii. the mean proportional between 0.08 and 0.18
2. If x: y = 3:4, find (4x+5y):(5x-2y)
3. Divide Rs. 1162 among A, B, C in the ratio 35:28:20
4. A bag contains 50p, 25p and 10p coins in the ratio 5:9:4, amounting to Rs.206. Find
the no. of coins of each type.
5. If 1/5:1/x=1/x:1/125, then the value of x is:
a. 15
b. 20
c. 25
d. 35
6. If x:y=5:2 then (8x+9y):(8x+2y)
a. 22:29
b. 26:61
c. 29:22
d. 61:26
7. Two numbers are respectively 20% and 50% more than a third number. The ratio of
the two numbers is:
a. 2:5
b. 3:5
c. 4:5
d. 6:7
8. The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a college is 7:8. If the percentage
increase in the number of boys and girls be 20% and 10% respectively, what will be
the new ratio?
a. 8:9
b. 17:18
c. 21:22
d. cannot be determined
9. What is the ratio whose terms differ by 40 and the measure of which is ?
a. 16:56
b. 14:56
c. 15:56
d. 16:72

Solutions: to worksheet-9 Topic-Ratio Proportion

1.
i. 27
ii. 81
iii. 0.12
2. 32/7
3. A=Rs.490; B= Rs. 392; C= Rs.280
4. 50p=200; 25p=360; 10p=160
5. (c)
6. (c)
7. (c)
8. (c)
9. (a)
SUMMARY:

1. Speed =(Distance/Time) , Time = (Distance/Sped)

EXERCISE:

1. A train overtakes two persons walking along a railway track. The first one walks at
4.5 km/hr. The other one walks at 5.4 km/hr. The train needs 8.4 and 8.5 seconds
respectively to overtake them. What is the speed of the train if both persons are
walking in the same direction as the train?
A. 81km/hr
B. 72km/hr
C. 78 km/hr
D. 99km/ hr
2. A train travelling at a speed of 45km/hr reaches Chennai from Howrah (a distance of
180 km). On the return journey its speed is 36km/hr. Find the average speed of the
train in the two journeys.
A. 40.5km/hr
B. 37 km/hr
C. 39km/hr
D. 40km/hr
3. A man is travelling by a car at40km/hr. After every 80km, he rests for 20 mins. How
long will he take to cover a distance of 240 km?
A. 6hr 40 mins
B. 6hrs
C. 6hr 20 mins
D. 7 hrs
4. A motor car starts with a speed of 70km/hr with its speed increasing every two hours
by 10 kmph. In how many hours will it cover 345 kms?
A. 2 hrs
B. 4hrs 5mins
C. 9/2 hrs
D. can’t be determined
5. Walking th of his usual rate, a boy reaches his school 4 mins early. Find his usual
time to reach the school.
A. 40 min
B. 32min
C. 28 min
D. 48 min
6. A man travels 100 kms in 5 hrs and another 200 km in 15 hrs. Find the average
speed.
A. 15 km/hr
B. 10 km/hr
C. 20 km/hr
D. none of these
7. A train 140m long is running at 60km/hr. In how much time will it pass a tunnel 260m
long?
A. 18 sec
B. 24 sec
C. 30 sec
D. 15 sec
8. A 400m long train is running at the speed of 60km/hr. It crosses a bridge of length
800m in:
 A. 20/2 seconds
B. 20 seconds
C. 2 seconds
D. 72 seconds
9. A boy walks from home at 4 km/ hr and reaches school 5 mins late. The next day, he
increases his speed by 1 km/hr and reaches 5/2 minutes early. How far is the school
from his home?
A. 7/2 km
B. 3 km
C. 5/2 km
D. 2 km
10. In covering a distance of 30 km, Hari takes 2 hours more than Ram. If Hari doubles
his speed, he would take one hour less than Ram. Hari's speed is:
A. 5 km/ hr
B. 7.5 km/ hr
C. 6 km/ hr
D. 6.25 km/ hr
11. A train with the speed of 36 km/hrs, crosses a pole in 30 seconds. The length of the
train is:
A. 300meter
B. 1800 meter
C. 600 meter
D. none of these
12. A train travelling at 90km/hr, is able to pass a telegraph post in 10 seconds. The
length of the train is:
A. 250 meters
B. 240 meters
C. 242 meters
D. 245 meters
EXERCISE:

1) 24 men can complete a given job in 40 days. Then find the number of men required to
complete the job in 32 days

A) 25men

B) 30 men

C) 32 men

D) 35 men

2) If 5 men can cane 5 chairs in 5 hours, then 1 man shall can 1 chair in how many hours?

A) 1hour

B) 15hours

C) 5 hours

D) 10hours

3) If 4 workers can dig 20m long ditch in 6 days, find the part dug by 2 workers in a day(in
meter).

A) 5/3

B) 14/4

C) 11/3

D) 1

4) 25 men were employed to do a piece of work in some days. After 15 days, 10 more men
were engaged and the work was finished in 23 days. In what time would they finish the
work if extra men were not employed?

A) 24 days

B) 24.6 days

C) 26.2days

D) none

5) If 12 men or 18 women can reap a field in7 days. In what time can 4 men and 8 women
reap the same field?

A) 8 days

B) 9 days

C) 10 days
D) none

6) A and B together can complete a work in 12 days. A alone can complete it in 20 days. If B
now does the work for half a day daily then in how many days A and B together will
complete the work?

A) 15 days

B) 20 days

C) 45 days

D) 30 days

7) A can do a piece of work in 9 days and B in 18 days. They began the work together but 3
days before the completion of the work, A leaves. The time taken to complete the work is:

A) 7 days

B) 5 days

C) 8 days

D) 11 days

8) A, B, C can complete a piece of work in 24, 6 and 12 days respectively. Working together,
they will complete the same work in:

A) 1/24 day

B) 7/24 day

C) 24/7 days

D) 4 days

9) A, B, C can finish a piece of work in 4 days. A alone can do it in 9 and B in 18. How many
days will be taken by C to do it alone?

A) 15 days

B) 14 days

C) 12 days

D) 10 days

10) A takes twice as much time as B and thrice as much time as C to finish a piece of work.
Working together, they can finish the work in 2 days. B can do the work alone in:

A) 4 days

B) 6 days

C) 8 days
D) 12 days

11) 4 pipes can fill a tank in 15, 20,30 and 50 hours respectively. The first was opened at 6
a.m., second at 7 a.m., third at 8 a.m. and fourth at 9 a.m. When will the tank be full?

A) 12.30p.m

B) 1 pm

C) 2 pm

D) none

12) Taps A and B can fill a tank in 12 min and 15 min respectively. If both are opened and A
is closed after 3 min, how long will it take for B to fill the tank?

A) 7min 45 s

B) 7min 15 s

C) 8min 5 s

D) 8min 15 s

13) A leak in the bottom of the tank can empty it in 6 hr. A pipe fills the tank at 4L/min.
When the tank is full, the inlet is opened, but due to the leak the tank is emptied in 8 hr.
What is the capacity of the tank?

A) 5260L

B) 5760L

C) 5846L

D) 6970L

14) Certain number of persons can complete a work in 100 days. If 10 persons were less, it
would have taken 10 days more for the work to be completed. Number of persons in the
beginning is:

A) 100

B) 90

C) 110

D) None

15) A woodcutter cuts a log of wood in three pieces in 18 minutes. To make x such pieces,
the time taken will be:

A) 6(x-1) minutes

B) 6x minutes
C) 9(x-1) minutes

D) 9x minutes

EXERCISE

Q1. A sum of money amount to Rs. 1237.50 and Rs. 1443.75 in 4 and 6 years respectively at
a simple rate of interest. Find the principal and rate of interest.

Q2. Find the compound interest on Rs. 8000 for 3/2 years at 10% per annum, interest being
payable half yearly.

Q3. Find the compound interest on Rs. 12000 for 3 years at 10% per annum, compounded
annually.

Q4. In what time will Rs. 64000 amount to Rs.68921 at 5% per annum, interest being
compounded half yearly?

a. 3/2 years
b. 2/3 years
c. 2 years
d. none of these

Q5. At what percent per annum, simple interest will double a sum of money in 12 years?

a. 25/3%
b. 24%
c. 25/4%
d. 8.25%

Q6. A sum of Rs. 500 was lent for 2 years at 2% compound interest. The interest for two
years will be:

a. Rs. 20
b. Rs.25
c. Rs.50.20
d. Rs.20.20

Q7. Compute the compound interest on Rs. 1000for 2 years at 10%per annum when
compounded half yearly.

a. Rs. 315.15
b. Rs.200
c. Rs.215.50
d. None of these

Q8. Find the compound interest on Rs. 24000 at 15% per annum for 7/3 years.

a. Rs. 9327
b. Rs. 9723
c. Rs. 9372
d. Rs. 9237
EXERCISE:

1. A two digit number is such that product of its digits is 18. When 63 is subtracted
from the number, the digits interchange their place. Find the number.
2. The sum of two numbers is 2490. If 6.5% of one number is equal to 8.5% of the other,
find the numbers.
3. Rs. 9000 was divided equally among a certain number of persons. Had there been 20
more persons, each would have got Rs. 160 less. Then find the original no. of
persons.
4. A and B each has a certain number of mangoes. A says to B, ‘If you give 30 of your
mangoes I will have twice as many as left with you.’ Find how many mangoes did
each have.
5. For what value of k, the system of linear equations 2x+ky =1; 3x-5y=7 has a unique
solution:
a. K ≠ - 10/3
b. K ≠ 10/3
c. K ≠ -35
d. K = - 10/3
6. Solve for x and y : 7/3x -6/2y =15; 8/ 3x =9/2y.
a. -3, -2
b. -2, -3
c. - 1/2, - 1/3
d. - 1/3, -1/2
7. Sum of two numbers is 35; their difference is 13.Find the numbers
a. 23, 12
b. 24, 11
c. 23, 10
d. 22, 9
8. The digit in the ten’s place of a two digit no. is three times that in the one’s place. If
the digits are reversed, the new number will be 36 less than the original number. Find
the number.
a. 64
b. 52
c. 62
d. 42
9. Denominator of a rational number is 4 less than its numerator. If 11 is added to the
numerator and 1 is subtracted from denominator the new number becomes . Find the
rational number.
a. 23/27
b. 27/23
c. 13/17
d. 17/13
10. The sum of the present ages of father and his son is 60 years. 6 years ago, father’s
age was five times the age of his son. After six years son’s age will be:
a. 20 years
b. 14years
c. 12 years
d. 18 years

EXERCISE:

1. The cost of white-washing a room is Rs. 25. The cost of white-washing a room twice
in length, breadth and height will be:
a. Rs.50
b. Rs.75
 c. Rs.100
d. Rs. 200
2. The ratio of the height of a circular cylinder is to the diameter of its base is 1:2. Then
the ratio of the areas of its surface to the sum of the areas of its two ends is:
a. 1:1
b. 1:2
c. 2:1
d. 1:3
3. An iron pipe 20 cm long has exterior diameter equal to 25cm. If the thickness of the
pipe is 1cm, find the whole surface area of the pipe.
a. 3168 cm2
b. 3160 cm2
c. 3068 cm2
d. 3268 cm2
4. The radius of the base of a conical tent is 7m. The tent is 24m high. Find the cost of
the canvas required to make the tent, if one square meter of canvas costs Rs.
180(Take Õ=3.14).
a. Rs. 99000
b. Rs.98000
c. Rs.95000
d. Rs. 97000
5. A hemispherical dome of a building needs to be painted. If the circumference of the
base of the dome is 44m, find the cost of painting it, given the cost of painting is Rs.
2 per 100cm2.
a. Rs. 62600
b. Rs.63000
c. Rs.61000
d. Rs. 61600
6. A sphere, a cylinder and a cone are of the same radius and same height. Find the
ratio of their curved surfaces.
a. 4:2: √2
b. 4:5:√5
c. 3:4:√5
d. 2:3:2√5

Questions
Q1. If tan⁡ θ= a/b then value of is (a sinθ+b cosθ)/(a sinθ-bcosθ)=

1. (a2+b2)/(a2-b2 )
2. (a2 -b2)/(a2+b2)
3. a/√(a2+b2 )
4. 1/√(a2 +b2 )

Q2. The value of the expression 4/3 cot2 300+ 3sin2 300-2cosec2 600- 3/4 tan2 300 is

1. 1
2. (-20)/3
3. 10/3
4. 5

Q3. The value of the expression(5 sin2 300+cos2 450+4tan2 600)/(2sin300 cos600+tan450 ) is

1. 4
2. 9
 3. 53/12
4. 55/6

Q4. The value of tan 50 tan 100 tan 150 tan 200……… tan 850 is

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. None of these

Q5. If α+β = and sin α = then sin β is

1. √2/3
2. 2√2/3
3. 2/3
4. 3/4

Q6. If 7sinα =24 cos α; 0 < α < π/2,then value of 14 tan α -75 cos α-7sec α is equal to

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

Q7. If tan θ =4, then (tan⁡θ/((sin3 θ)/cosθ+sinθcosθ))is equal to

1. 0
2. 2
3. 2√2
4. 1

Q8. The area of the triangle is 12 sq.cm Two sides are 6 cm and 12cm. The included angle
is:

1. cos-1 (1/3)
2. cos-1 (1/6)
3. sin-1 (1/6)
4. sin-1(1/3)

Q9. An aero plane when flying at a height 2500 m from the ground passes vertically above
another aero plane. At an instant when the angles of elevation of the two aero planes from
the same point on the ground are 450 ,and 300 respectively. Then the vertical distance
between the two aero planes at the instant is

1. 1158 m
2. 1058 m
3. 1008 m
4. None

Q10. The shadow of a tower is 30 m when sun’s altitude is 300. When the sun’s altitude is
600, then the length of the shadow will be

1. 60 m
2. 15 m
3. 10 m
4. 5m
Q11. The angle of elevation of a cloud from a point 200 m above a lake is 300 and the angle
of depression of its reflection in the lake is 600, then the height of the cloud (in m) above the
lake is

1. 200
2. 300
3. 400
4. None

Q12. The angle of elevation of the top of a vertical tower from two points 30 m apart and on
the same straight line passing through the base of the tower are 300 and 600 respectively.
The height of the tower is

1. 10 m
2. 15 m
3. 12m
4. 30 m

Q13. The angle of elevation of the top of tower from the top and bottom of the building h
meter high are α and β then the height of the tower is

1. h sin α cos β/ sin (α+β)

Q14. When a eucalyptus tree is broken by a strong wind, its top strikes the ground at an
angle of 300 to the ground and at a distance of 15m foot. What is the height of the tree?

1. 15 m
2. 10 √3
3. 20 m
4. 10 m

Q15. A man at the top of the vertical light house observes a boat coming directly towards it.
If it takes 20 minutes for the angle of depression to change from 300 to 600 the time taken by
the boat to reach the lighthouse from the point when the angle of depression was 300 is

1. 30 min
2. 20 min
3. 10 min
4. 5 min

Q16. The expression (1- tan A + sec A)(1 –cot A+ cosec A) has value

1. -1
2. 0
3. 1
4. 2

Q17. (1 +tan2θ)/(1+ cot2θ)=

1. tan2θ
2. cot2 θ
3. sec2 θ
4. cosec2 θ
Q18. The tops of the two poles of heights 20m and 14 m are connected by a wire making an
angle of 300 with the horizontal, then the length of the wire is

1. 40 m
2. 12 m
3. 28m
4. 68 m