RATIO & PROPORTION, AGES, PARTNERSHIP
CLASS EXERCISE pense was Rs. 216000. Find its total expense when it had
270 occupants (in Rs.)?
1. If A : B = 4 : 5, B : C = 3: 4, C : D = 7 : 11, then A : D is? (a) 228000 (b) 236000 (c) 232000 (d) 224000
(a) 3 : 4 (b) 21 : 55 (c) 21 : 44 (d) 7 : 5 13. A company make a profit of Rs. 9,00,000, 20% of which is
2. If 4a = 3b = 5c, then a : b : c is: paid as taxes. If the rest is divided among the partners P, Q
(a) 4 : 3 : 5 (b) 5 : 3 : 4 (c) 5 : 4 : 3 (d) 15 : 20 : 12 1
3. A sum of Rs. 782 has been divided between A, B and C in the and R in the ratio of 1 : 1 : 2, then the shares of P, Q and R
2
1 2 3
ratio of : : . Find the share of C. are respectively?
2 3 4
(a) 2,40,000; 3,20,000; 1,60,000
(a) 236 (b) 332 (c) 453 (d) 306
(b) 2,20,000; 2,40,000; 1,60,000
4. Two whole numbers, whose sum is 64, cannot be in the
ratio? (c) 1,60,000; 3,20,000; 2,40,000
(d) 1,60,000; 2,40,000; 3,20,000
(a) 1 : 7 (b) 3 : 5 (c) 5 : 11 (d) 1 : 2
14. Amit started a business by investing Rs. 30,000. Rahul joined
5. In a mixture of 120 litres, the ratio of milk and water is 2 :
the business after some time and invested Rs. 20,000. At the
1. If the ratio of milk and water is 1 : 2, then the amount of
end of the year, profit was divided in the ratio of 2 : 1. After
water (in litres) is required to be added is?
how many months did Rahul join the business?
(a) 20 (b) 40 (c) 80 (d) 120
6. The present ages of P and Q are in the ratio of 3 : 4. Twenty (a) 9 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
years hence, their ages will be in the ratio of 5 : 6. Find the
present age of Q (in years)?
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(a) 36 (b) 28 (c) 40 (d) 60 1.1. Two numbers are in the ratio 3 : 4. The difference between
7. In 1930, a person’s age was 8 times that of his son. In 1938, their squares is 28. Find the greater number?
the father’s age became ten times that of his son’s age in (a) 12 (b) 8 (c) 24 (d) 16
1930. The ages of the son and father in 1940 were, 1.2. Two numbers are in the ratio 3 : 5. If 9 be subtracted from
respectively? each, then they are in the ratio of 12:23. The second number
(a) 16 & 58 yrs (b) 15 & 50 yrs is?
(c) 14 & 42 yrs (d) 13 & 34 yrs (a) 53 (b) 54 (c) 55 (d) 52
8. The monthly income of Komal and Asha are in the ratio of 4 1.3. A man is standing on the 8m long shadow of a 6 m pole. If
: 3. Their monthly expenses are in the ratio of 3 : 2. However the length of his shadow is 2.4 m, what is the height of the
both saves Rs. 600 per month. What is their total monthly man?
income?
(a) Rs. 8400 (b) Rs. 5600 (c) Rs. 4200 (d) Rs. 2800 (a) 1.4 m (b) 1.6 m (c) 1.8 m (d) 2 m
9. The ratio of the number of Re. 1 coins, Rs. 2 coins and Rs. 5 1.4. The ratio of the number of students in three classes A, B and
coins in a bag is 10 : 9 : 8. The total worth of these coins is C is 3 : 7 : 8. If 10 students shifted from C to B, the ratio of the
Rs. 272. Find the number of Rs. 5 coins in it. number of students in B and C would be interchanged. Find
(a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 24 the total number of students in all the three classes.
(a) 240 (b) 210 (c) 270 (d) 180
10. Amar wrote exams in four subjects : - Physics, Chemistry, 1.5. Out of 120 applicants for a post, 70 are male and 80 have
Biology and Social Studies. The ratio of marks he got in drivers licence. What is the ratio between the minimum to
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these exams was 2 : 3 : 4 : 5. He got an aggregate of 70% in maximum number of males having driver’s licence?
these exams. Each exam had the same maximum mark. In (a) 1 to 2 (b) 2 to 3 (c) 3 to 7 (d) 5 to 7
how many of these exams did he get more than 50% ?
1.6. In a rare coin collection, there is one gold coin for every
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (4) 4
three non gold coins, 10 more gold coins are added to the
11. The value of a precious stone varies directly with the square collection and the ratio of gold coins to non gold coins
of its weight. It had a value of Rs. 25000. It broke into two would be 1:2. The total number of coins in the collection
pieces whose weights are in the ratio 2 : 3. Find the loss due now becomes?
to breakage (in Rs.)
(a) 12000 (b) 15000 (c) 9000 (d) 18000 ( a) 90 (b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 50
12. The total expenses of a hostel consist of two parts. One part 1.7. In 140 litres of acid solution water and acid are in the ratio
is fixed and the other part varies directly with the number of of 9 : 1. How many mor litres of pure acid must be added so
occupants. When it had 180 occupants. Its total expense that the ratio be comes 18 : 3?
was Rs. 192000. When it had 240 occupants, its total ex- (a) 7 litres (b) 6 litres (c) 8 litres (d) 9 litres
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1.8. In a class there are 60 students. The ratio of girls to boys is 5.4. The speed of a railway engine is 42 km per hour when no
2 : 3. How many more girls must join so that the ratio of compartment is attached and the reduction in speed is
girls to the total students of the class becomes 1 : 2? directly proportional to the square root of the number of
(a) 8 (b) 10 (c) 16 (d) 12 compartment attached.if the speed of the train carried
Type 2 by this engine is 24km per hour when 9 compartments
are attached,what is the maximum number of
a 1 b c 1 d e 1 compartments that can be carried by engine?
2.1. If = , = 2, = , = 3 and = , then what is the
b 3 c d 2 e f 4 (a) 48 (b) 49 (c) 80 (d) 81
abc
value of ? Type 6
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(a) 3/8 (b) 27/8 (c) 3/4 (d) 27/4 6.1. Suppose y varies as the sum of two quantities of which one
a b c a+b + c varies directly as x and the other inversely as x. If y = 6
2.2. If = = then =? when x = 4 and y = 10/3 when x = 3, then the relation
3 4 5 b
between x and y is?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
2.3. a = 2b = 3c = 4d, then a : b : c : d is? 8 8 4
(a) x = y + 4 (b) y = 2x + (c) y = 2x (d) y = 2x
(a) 12 : 3 : 6 : 4 (b) 8 : 4 : 6 : 12 x x x
(c) 6 : 12 : 4 : 3 (d) 12 : 6 : 4 : 3 6.2. The total expenditure for a party consists of two parts. One
2.4. Rs. 3960 are divided among A, B and C so that half of A’s part remains constant and the second part depends on the
part, one-third of B’s part and one-sixth of C’s part are number of guests. The expenditure of Rs. 650 for 7 guests
equal. Then C’s part is? and Rs. 970 for 11 guests. Find the expenditure for 18
(a) 720 (b) 2160 (c) 1080 (d) 810 guests?
(a) Rs. 1700 (b) Rs. 1530 (c) Rs. 1800 (d) Rs. 2000
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3.1. If a : b = 2 : 3, then (5a + b) : (3a + 2b) is? Type 7
(a) 13 : 12 (b) 15 : 17 (c) 12 : 13 (d) 13 : 11 7.1. A, B and C subscribe Rs. 47000 for a business. If a
3 3 subscribes Rs. 7000 more than B and B Rs. 5000 more than
a +b
3.2. If a + b : a - b = 11 : 3, find 3 ? C, then out of total profit of Rs. 4700, C receives :
a – b3 (a) Rs. 1200 (b) Rs. 4500 (c) Rs. 1000 (d) None
(a) 407 : 279 (b) 417 : 289 (c) 397 : 269 (d) 427 : 299 7.2. Four milkmen rented a pasture. A put to graze 16 cows for
3 months, B 20 cows for 4 months, C 18 cows for 6 months
Type 4 and D 42 cows for 2 months. If A’s share of rent be Rs.
4.1. The age of a man is three times the sum of the ages of his 2400, the rent paid by C is?
two sons. Thirty years hence, his age will be the sum of the (a) Rs. 3200 (b) Rs. 4200 (c) Rs. 4000 (d) Rs. 5400
ages of his sons. The father’s present age is? 7.3. A and B are partners in a business. They invest in the ratio
(a) 40 years (b) 45 years (c) 50 years (d) 55 years 5 : 6. At the end of 8 months. A withdraws. If they receive
4.2. In a family, a couple has a son and a daughter. The age of profits in the ratio of 5 : 9, find how long B’s investment
the father is three times that of his daughter and the age of was used?
the son is half of his mother. The wife is nine years younger
(a) 12 months(b) 10 months(c) 15 months(d) 14 months
to her husband and the brother is seven years older than
his sister. What is the age of the mother? 7.4. A started business with Rs. 45,000 and B joined afterward
(a) 40 years (b) 45 years (c) 50 years (d) 60 years with Rs. 30,000. If the profits at the end of one year were
divided in the ratio 2:1 respectively, then B would have
Type 5 joined A for business after?
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5.1. If 2 : 1+ 3 :: 6 : x , then x is equal to? (a) 9 months (b) 2 months (c) 3 months (d) 4 months
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5.2. What should be subtracted from each of the numbers 23, M 1. A person has only Rs. 1 and Rs. 2 coins with her. If the
29, 35 and 45 so that the resulting numbers form a propor- total number of coins she has is 50 and the amount of
tion? money with her is Rs. 75, then the number of Rs. 1 and Rs.
(a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) 9 2 coins are respectively?
5.3. A diamond falls down and breaks into three pieces whose (a) 15 & 35 (b) 35 & 15 (c) 30 & 20 (d) 25 & 25
weights are in the ratio 1 : 3 : 6. If the value of a diamond
M 2. The ratio of the number of marbles with P and Q is 3 : 2. If
is proportional to the square of its weight and the original
each has 12 more marbles, which of the following can be
value of the diamond was Rs. 30,000, then what is the loss
the ratio of the number of marbles with P and Q?
in the value due to the breakage?
(a) 8 : 5 (b) 31 : 20 (c) 33 : 20 (d) 7 : 5
(a) 15,200 (b) 17000 (c) 16800 (d) 16200
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