Ratio
Ratio
Ratio
1. If a : b 5 : 9 and b : c 4 : 7 , then a : b : c.
(A) 5 : 9 : 63 (B) 20 : 36 : 63
(C) 20 : 9 : 63 (D) 9 : 36 : 63
2. If x : y 3 : 4, find 4x 5y : 5x 2y
7 7
(A) (B)
32 9
32 32
(C) (D)
7 9
3. A mixture contains alcohol and water in the ratio 4 : 3. If 5 litres of water is added to the
mixture, the ratio becomes 4 : 5. The quantity of alcohol in the given mixture is?
(A) 10 (B) 12
(C) 9 (D) 14
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4. If : : , then the value of x is
5 x x 1.25
(A) 1.5 (B) 2
(C) 2.5 (D) 3.5
6. The salaries of A, B, C are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5. If the increments of 15%, 10% and 20% are
allowed respectively in their salaries, then what will be the new ratio of their salaries?
(A) 3 : 3 : 10 (B) 10 : 11 : 20
(C) 23 : 33 : 60 (D) Cannot be determined
7. If 5x 2 13xy 6y 2 0, then x : y is
(A) 2 : 1 only (B) 3 : 5 only
(C) 5 : 3 or 1: 2 (D) 3 : 5 or 2 : 1
8. An alloy is to contain copper and zinc in the ration 9:4. The zinc required to be melted with
24 kg of copper is:
2 1
(A) 10 kg (B) 10 kg
3 3
2
(C) 9 kg (D) 9 kg
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9. ‘x’ varies inversely as square of y. Given that y 2 for x 1 . The value of x for y 6 will be
equal to :
(A) 3 (B) 9
(C) 1/3 (D) 1/9
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10. Manish was asked to find times a number and he instead multiplied it by 6/5. As a result
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he got an answer which was more than the correct answer by 649. What was the number?
(A) 1870 (B) 1770
(C) 1860 (D) 1760
11. Varun’s present age is thrice that of Tarun’ s age three years ago. Nine years hence, Varun
would be thrice as old as Tarun today. Find the sum of their present ages.
(A) 26 years (B) 7 years
(C) 11 years (D) Can’t be determined
12. The age of a woman is presently thrice that of her daughter. When the woman was 29 years
old, her only son, who is three years younger than her only daughter was born. What is the
present age of the son.
(A) 8 years (B) 9 years
(C) 10 years (D) 11 years
13. Find the smaller of the two numbers such that their sum is 250 and the difference of their
squares is 9000.
(A) 109 (B) 141
(C) 107 (D) 100
14. Madhav, Munjal and Melkote bought a bike for Rs. 45, 000. Munjal paid one – third of the
total amount paid by Madhav and Melkote. Madhav paid half of the total amount paid by
Munjal and Melkote. How much did melkote pay for the bikes?
(A) Rs. 12,750 (B) Rs. 17,250
(C) Rs. 18, 750 (D) Rs. 19, 250
15. When Ganesh was asked about his score in last classroom test in which the maximum
marks were 50, he replied, “The ratio of 15 less than my score to 15 more than three times
my score is 1 : 5” . What is his score.
(A) 35 (B) 40
(C) 45 (D) 50
16. Quantities x and y are inversely proportional when x 9, then y 30 . Find the value of y
when x 6 .
(A) 45 (B) 20
(C) 27 (D) 33
17. Quantity A varies directly as the product of B and C. A = 300 when B = 20 and C = 50. What
is the value of B when A 900 and c 60 ?
(A) 40 (B) 45
(C) 50 (D) 60
18. The means proportional between two numbers is 12. The third proportional of the same
numbers is 96. Find the greater at the two numbers.
(A) 18 (B) 24 (C) 12 (D) 36
19. If p : q : r : s is 3 : 4 : 7 : 6 and p q 84 , then r s is
(A) 294 (B) 156 (C) 147 (D) 303
20. A party is attended by a total of 60 persons. If the ratio of man and woman is 3 : 2, how
many more men must join the party much that the ratio becomes 7 : 3?
(A) 10 (B) 15 (C) 20 (D) 25
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ANSWERS
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. C
5. B 6. C 7. D 8. A
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