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7. A restaurant has a total of 60 tables.
Some of the tables can occupy 4 people and some can

occupy 2 people. All of the seats are occupied when there are 160 people seated. How many
tables are there?
Directions for Q8 to Q10:
Joe sells paintings. Each month he makes no commission on the first $5,000 he sells but then
makes a 10% commission on the rest.
8. Find the equation of how much money x Joe needs to sell to earn y dollars per month.
9. How much does Joe need to sell to earn $10,000 in a month.
10. How much does Joe earn if he sells $45,000 in a month?
RATIO & PROPORTION

1. A sum of Rs.312 was divided among 100 boys and girls in such a way that the boy gets
Rs.3.60 and each girl Rs. 2.40 the number of girls is
a. 35 b. 40 c. 45 d. 50
2. If Rs. 782 be divided into three parts, proportional to 12:23:34, then the first part is?
a. 182 b. 190 c. 192 d. 204
3. If 0.75: x :: 5:8, then x is equal to:
a. 1.12 b. 1.16 c. 1.20 d. 1.30
4. Simplify the ratio: 5/6 : 3/8 : 3 3/4
a. 20:9:90 b. 1:2:3 c. 5:7:11 d. 13:8:15
5. An amount of Rs. 100 is being divided among two persons in the ratio 1/10 : 1/15. How much
money does each get ?
a. 45,55 b. 60,40 c. 30,70 d. 25,75
6. A sum of Rs. 427 is to be divided among A, B and C such that 3 times A’s share, 4 tunes B’s
share and 7 times C’s share are all equal. The share of C is :
a. 84 b. 140 c. 196 d. 240
7. 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?
a. 2000 b. 1400 c. 1200 d. 1500
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8. 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?
a. 1:2:3 b. 2:3:4 c. 3:4:5 d. 4:5:6
9. Alloy A contains 40% gold and 60% silver. Alloy B contains 35% gold and 40% silver and
25% copper. Alloys A and B are mixed in the ratio of 1:4 .What is the ratio of gold and silver in
the newly formed alloy is?
a. 20%,30% b. 36%,44% c. 25%,35% d. 49%,36%
10. A dog takes 3 leaps for every 5 leaps of a hare. If one leap of the dog is equal to 3 leaps of the
hare, the ratio of the speed of the dog to that of the hare is :
a. 9:5 b. 2:3 c. 4:7 d. 5:6
11. The wages of labourers in a factory increases in the ratio 22:25 and there was a reduction in
the number of labourers in the ratio 15:11. Find the original wage bill if the present bill is Rs.
5000 ?
a. 6000 b. 5500 c. 4700 d. 6500
12. If the ratio of the ages of two friends A and B is in the ratio 3:5 and that of B and C is 3:5 and
the sum of their ages is 147, then how old is B?
a. 27 yrs b. 75 yrs c. 45 yrs d. 49 yrs
13. If 3/5 of x is equal to 4/9 of y, then what is the ratio of x and y?
a. 11:15 b. 15:23 c. 20:27 d. 14:25
14. The incomes of two persons A and B are in the ratio 3:4. If each save Rs.100 per month, the
ratio of their expenditures is Rs. 1:2. Find their incomes.
a. 100,150 b. 150,200 c. 200,250 d. 250,300
15. If p : q : r = 2 : 3 : 5, then what will be the ratio of (p + q + r) : (3p + q – r)?
a. 5:2 b. 10:17 c. 9:4 d. 5:4
16. Find the third proportional to 16 and 36.
a. 64 b. 81 c. 49 d. 75
17. Find the fourth proportional to 5, 8, 15.
a. 24 b. 21 c. 40 d. 25
18. The mean proportional to 8 and 98 is
a. 45 b. 36 c. 65 d. 28

19. The ratio of the marks obtained by a student in History, Geography and science is 3:7:11
respectively. The total marks obtained by him in Geography and Science together is 360. How
many marks did he obtain in History?
a. 69 b. 60 c. 55 d. 85
20. The cost of a diamond varies directly as the square of its weight. A diamond broke into four
pieces with their weights in the ratio of 1:2:3:4. If the loss in total value of the diamond was the ₹
70,000, what was the price of the original diamond?
a. 90000 b. 100000 c. 155000 d. 185000
PERCENTAGES
1.150 is what % of 120?

a) 150% b) 125% c) 110% d) 75%
2. What % of 60 is 40?
a) 33 1/3% b) 66 2/3% c) 50% d) 80%
3. Which of the following is least?
a) 20% of (80) b) 30% of (60) c) 35% of (50) d) 40% of (45)
4. If 56% of a number is 448, then what is 98% of that number?
a) 584 b) 684 c) 784 d) 884
5.The price of an article decreased twice successively by 5% and 2%. If the original price was
1000, what is it now?
a) 930 b) 931 c) 961 d) 981
6. The price of an article is decreased by 10%. Later the new price is increased by 10%. If the
latest price is 990, the original price is –
a) 990 b) 1000 c) 1010 d) 1020
7. If A’s income is 20% more than that of B, then by what % is B’s salary less than that of A?
a) 25% b) 20% c) 16 2/3% d) 50%
8. If A’s Salary is 10% less than that of B, by what % is B’s salary more than that of A?
a) 10% b) 11 1/9% c) 9 1/11% d)20%
9. The price of an item is increased by 25%. By what % should it be brought down to bring it
back to the original?
a) 20% b) 25% c) 30% d) 50%

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7. A restaurant has a total of 60 tables.

Some of the tables can occupy 4 people and some can

Directions for Q8 to Q10:

9. How much does Joe need to sell to earn $10,000 in a month.

10. How much does Joe earn if he sells $45,000 in a month?

RATIO & PROPORTION

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1.150 is what % of 120?

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