Proportion

By Pankaj Kumar

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Basics of Proportion

Ratio & Proportion by Pankaj Sir

Ratio & Proportion by Pankaj Sir
Ratio & Proportion by Pankaj Sir
Basics of Proportion

Ratio & Proportion by Pankaj Sir

Q 1. If a : b = 7 : 9 and b : c =15 :7, then what is a : Q 4. If 3x = 5y = 4z, then x :y :z is equal to

c? (1)9 : 12 : 16 (2) 20 : 12 : 15

(1)5 : 3 (2)3 : 5 (3)15 : 10 : 9 (4) 8 : 5 : 3

(3)7 : 21 (4)7 : 15

Q 5. The mean proportion of 1.21 and 0.09 is

(1) 3.3 (2)0.33

Q 2. If p : q = r : s = t : u = 2 : 3, (3) 3.03 (4) 0.033

then (mp + nr + ot) : (mq + ns +ou) is equal to :

(1)1 : 3 (2)1 : 2

(3)2 : 3 (4)3 : 2

Q 6. The third proportional of 12 and 18 is

(1) 3 (2)6

(3) 27 (4)144

Q 3. 3. If x :y = 3 : 2, then the ratio 2x2 + 3y2 : 3x2

– 2y2 is equal to :

(1) 12 : 5 (2) 6 : 5 Q 7. The mean proportion of 1.21 and 0.09 is

(3) 30 : 19 (4) 5 : 3 (1) 3.3 (2)0.33

(3) 3.03 (4) 0.033

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Q 8. The ratio of A to B is 4 : 5 and that of B to C Q 11. If two-third of A is four-fifth of B, then A : B

is 2 : 3. If A equals 800, C equals =?

(1) 1000 (2)1200 (1)5 : 6 (2)6 : 5

(3) 1500 (4)2000 (3)10 : 9 (4)9 :10

Q 9. If A = 4/5 of B and B =5/2 of C, then the ratio Q12. 94 is divided into two parts in such a way

of A : C is that the fifth part of the first and the eighth

(1) 1 : 2 (2)2 : 1 part of the second are in the ratio 3 : 4. The

(3) 2 : 3 (4)1 : 3 first part is :

(1) 30 (2) 36

(3) 40 (4) 28

Q 10. A box of sweets was distributed between A

and B in the ratio 3 :4. If A got 36 sweets, what

was the total number of sweets?

(1) 12 (2) 84

(3) 144 (4) 27

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Q13. The ratio of two numbers is 3:8 and their

difference is 115. The smaller of the two

numbers is :

(1)184 (2)194

(3)69 (4)59

Q14. The ratio of two numbers is 10:7 and their

difference is 105. The sum of these numbers Q 16. 180 contained in a box consists of one

is rupee, 50 paise and 25 paise coins in the ratio

(1) 595 (2)805 2:3:4. What is the number of 50 paise coins?

(3) 1190 (4) 1610 (1)60 (2)120

(3)150 (4)180

Q15. The sum of three numbers is 98. If the ratio

of the first to the second is 2 : 3 and that of

the second to the third is 5:8, then the second

number is

(1) 49 (2) 48

(3) 30 (4) 20

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Q17. There are 225 consisting of one rupee, 50 Q19. A man has in all 640 in the denominations

paise and 25 paise coins. The ratio of their of one-rupee, five rupee and ten-rupee notes.

numbers in that order is 8:5:3. The number of The number of each type of notes are equal.

one-rupee coins is : What is the total number of notes he has ?

(1) 80 (2) 112 (1)150 (2)120 (3)100 (4)90

(3) 160 (4) 172

Q20. A bag contains three types of coins-rupee-

Q18. A bag contains 90 in coins of denominations coins. 50p-coins and 25 p coins totalling 175

of 50 paise, 25 paise and 10 paise. If coins of coins. If the total value of the coins of each

50 paise, 25 paise and 10 paise are in the ratio kind be the same, the total amount in the bag

2 : 3 : 5, then the number of 25 paise coins in is

the bag is: (1) 75 (2) 175

(1)80 (2) 120 (3) 300 (4) 126

(3) 100 (4) 135

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Q21. If a sum of money is to be divided among A, Q24. An amount of Rs. 380 is to be divided among

B, C such that A’s share is equal to twice B’s 5 men, 8 boys and 4 women such that the

share and B’s share is 4 times C’s share, then ratio of amount received by the three is in the

their shares are in the ratio: ratio of 8: 4: 7. What is the share of a woman?

(1)1 : 2 : 4 (2)1 : 4 : 1 (1)Rs. 35 (2)Rs. 36.5

(3)8 : 4 : 1 (4)2 : 4 : 1 (3)Rs. 40 (4)Rs. 32.8

Q22. Divide 7,500 among A, B and C such that A’s

share to B’s share is in ratio 5 : 2 and B’s

share to C’s share is in the ratio 7 : 13. How Q25. On a tree, the ratio of the number of crows

much will B receive? to sparrows is 5:3. If four more sparrows join

(1) 1,400 (2) 3,500 them, the new ratio becomes 5:4. Find the

(3) 2,600 (4) 7,000 total number of crows and sparrows on the

tree after joining the new sparrow.

(a) 40 (b) 36

Q23. 750 are divided among A, B and C in such a (c) 55 (d) 50

manner that A :B is 5 : 2 and B : C is 7:13. What

is A’s share ?

(1) 350 (2) 260

(3) 140 (4) 250

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Q26. There is an alloy of Cu & Zn in the ratio of 3 : Q28. Present salaries of Rida and Riya are in the

2. If 2 kg of Zn is added then the ratio ratio of 3 : 5, respectively. If the salary of each

becomes 6: 5. Find the new quantity of alloy. one is increased by Rs.5,000, then the new

(a) 25 (b) 30 (c) 30 (d) 22 ratio becomes 5 : 7. What is Riya's original

salary?

(a) Rs.7,500 (b) Rs.12,500

(c) Rs.10,000 (d) Rs.2,500

Q27. The ratio of the monthly incomes of A and B Q29. Two numbers are in the ratio of 5 : 7. If 6 be

is 11 : 13 and the ratio of their expenditures is added to each, the ratio becomes 3 : 4. Find

9:11. If both of them manage to save Rs. 4000 the numbers.

per month, then find the difference in their (a) 25, 40 (b) 55, 88

income (in Rs.) (c) 30, 42 (d) 10, 16

(a) 2500 (b) 3200

(c) 4000 (d) 3000

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Q30. The ratio of two numbers A and B is 5 : 8. If Q33. The ratio of income of A to that of B is 4 : 3.

5 is added to each of A and B, then the ratio of The expenditure of A is 5/12 of his income and

A and B becomes 2 : 3. The sum of A and B is: the expenditure of B is , 7/15 of his income

(a) 42 (b) 78 The difference between their expenditures is

(c) 65 (d) 91 Rs. 4,500. Find the income of B.

(a) Rs.49,625 (b) Rs.48,625

(c) Rs.51,625 (d) Rs.50,625

Q31. The ratio of income between Sita and Gita is

3 : 5. If each income is increased by 200. The Q34. The cost of a diamond is directly

new ratio becomes 2:3. Calculate the new proportional to the square of its weight. The

income of Gita. cost of a 14 gm diamond is Rs.2560. This

(a) 600 (b) 900 diamond got broken down into two pieces in

(c) 1200 (d) 1800 the ratio of 5 : 9. How much loss percent is

incurred due to this breakage? (Correct to two

decimal places)

(a) 53.47 percent (b) 49.71 percent

Q32. The ratio of monthly incomes of A and B is 4 (c) 55.41 percent (d) 45.92 percent

: 5 and that of their monthly expenditure is 3 :

8. If the income of A is equal to the

expenditure of B, then what is the ratio of

savings of A and B?

(a) 8 : 3 (b) 2 : 5

(c) 5 : 2 (d) 3 : 8

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Q35. The price of a semi-precious stone weighing Q36. The cost of a piece of diamond varies with

48 g, is Rs 2,30,400. It is broken into two the square of its weight. A diamond of

pieces whose weights are in the ratio of 5 : 7. Rs.6,084 value is cut into 3 pieces whose

If the price is proportional to the square of the weights are in the ratio 3 : 2 : 1. Find the loss

weight, then the loss (in Rs) incurred, is: involved in the cutting.

(a) 112000 (b) 40000 (a) Rs.3,768 (b) Rs.3,718 (c) Rs.3,168 (d) Rs.3,518

(c) 118400 (d) 78400

All The Best

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