Ins and Outs

Ratio and Mixture

01. The number of pens possessed by x, y and z is in the ratio 2:4:7. If the total cost of the pens is Tk.1170 and the
average cost of one pen was Tk. 30, how many pens does Y has?
a. 8 b. 12 c. 15 d. 16
02. A jar contains white, red and green marbles in the rations 2:3:5. Six more green marbles are added to the jars and
then the ratio becomes 2:3:7. How many white marbles are there in the jar?
a. 5 b. 6 c. 9 d. 10
03. The ratio of pens and pencils in a shop is 3: 2 respectively. The average number of pens and pencils is 180. What is
the number of pencils in the shop?
(A) 444 (B) 244 (C) 344 (D) 144
04. A man had property worth Tk. 26,540. He gave Tk. 9200 to his wife and divided the remaining amount among his
three sons in the ratio of 1: 2: 3. How much more money did the third son get over the first son?
a. 2890 b. 5780 c. 5980 d. None
05.X is greater than Y by 13 and Z is less than Y by 7. If the ratio of X: Z is 9: 5, what is the value of Z?
a. 12 b. 17 c.25 d. 32
06. The ratio of quality of water in fresh fruit to that of dry fruits is 7: 2. A 400 kg of dry fruits contain 50kg of water
then find the weight of the water in same fruits when there were fresh?
(A)100 kg (B) 150 kg. (C) 175 kg (D) 125 kg
07. Pallab has exactly 3 times as many Bangladeshi as non - Bangladeshi stamps in his collection. Which of the following
cannot be the number of stamps in Pallab's collection?
a. 54 b. 68 c. 96 d. 72
08. The ratio of three numbers is 3:4:5 and the sum of their squares is 1250. The sum of the numbers is;
a. 30 b. 60 c. 50 d. 90

09. The cost of preparing a cricket ground of rectangular shape at 70 paisa per square meter is Tk. 420. Find the
perimeter of the field if its sides are in the ratio of 3:2.
a. 100m b. 50m c. 110m d. 600m
10. Last year, the ratio of salary of X and Y was 1 : 2 and that of X and Z was 1 : 3. This year everyone got an increment
of Tk. 1000. If Z is now drawing Tk. 25,000, what is the salary in Tk. of Y this year ?
a.15000 b. 17000 c. 17500 d. 18000
11. If A: B =3:4, C : B = 5 : 4, C: D = 10:9 then A:B:C:D is?
a. 8: 6: 9:10 b. 8 : 6 : 10:9 c. 6 : 8:10 : 9 d. 6: 8: 9 : 10

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12. A jar contains only marbles of three colors: red, green and yellow. The red and green marbles are in the ratio of 2
: 5 and the yellow and red marbles are in ratio of 5 : 6. Which of the following could be the total number of marbles?
a. 52 b.64 c.100 d.None
13. The ratio of red and black marbles in a jar is 3: 5. If the number of red marbles is increased by 20% and the number
of black marbles is increased by 5 units then the new ratio of red and black marbles remains the same. How many red
marbles were in the jar?
a. 12 b. 15 c. 24 d. 30
14.The price of 2 pencils is less than 20% of the price of a pen. What is the ratio of the price of a pen to that of a pencil?
a. 5:2 b. 5:3 c. 7:5 d. none
15. If 'a' and 'b' are integers greater than 100 such that a + b = 300, which of the following could be the exact ratio of a
to b?
a. 9 to 1 b. 5 to 2 c. 5 to 3 d. 3 to 2
16. If 32 students in a class are female and in this class male female ratio is 16:9, what % of the class is female?
a. 32% b. 64% c. 36% d. 72%
17. Seats for Mathematics, Physics and Biology in a university are in the ratio of 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. 2:3:4 b. 6:7:8 c. 6:8:9 d. none
18. The salaries of A,B,C are in ratio 1:2:3. The salary of B and C together is tk. 6000. By what percent in the salary of C
more than that of A?
a. 100% b.150% c.200% d.250%
19. Seats for computer science, Mechanical and Electronics in a university are in the ratio 7:5:8. There is a planning to
increase these seats by 50%, 40%, 75% respectively. Find the ratio of increased seats?
a. 6:7:8 b. 8:6:9 c. 3:4:5 d. 3:2:4
20. If the income of A is 10% more than that of B and the income of B is 20% less than that of C, then the incomes of A,B
and C respectively are in the ratio.
a. 10:9:7 b. 22:20:25 c. 11:10:8 d.22:18:25
21. A man has tk. 210 in coins alone. The coins consist of one taka, 50 paisa and 25 paisa whose numbers form a ration
of 5:6:8 respectively. How many coins are but here in the 50 paisa denomination?
a.210 b.168 c.126 d.105
22. The present ratio of students to teachers at a certain school is 30 to 1. If the student enrollment were to increase
by 50 students and the number of teachers were to increase by 5, the ratio of students to teacher would then be 25 to
1. What is the present number of teacher.
a.15 b.10 c.12 d.8

23. The least whole number which when subtracted from both the terms of the ratio 6:7 gives a ratio less then 16:21 is,
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 6
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24. There are 2 numbers in the ratio of 4:5. If 4 is subtracted from both numbers the ratio becomes 3:4. What will be
the ratio if 4 is added in the both numbers?
a. 1:2 b. 2:3 C. 5:6 d.1:4
25. Tk 3660 is divided among X,Y and Z in such a way that if tk 10, tk 20 and tk 30 are removed from the sums that X, Y
and Z recived respectively, then the share of the sums that they will get will be in the ratio 3:4:5. How much did X
receive?
a. 890 b. 905 c. 910 d. 915
26. A dog takes 4 leaps for every 5 leaps of a hare but 3 leaps of the dog is equal to 4 leaps of the hare. Compare their
speeds.
a. 16:15 b. 18:17 c. 19:18 d. 20:19 Ans : a
1 2 3
27. Tk. 782 be divided into three parts, proportional to : : then the first part is;
2 3 4

a. 182 b. 190 c. 196 d. 204

𝟏 𝟏
28. For any two numbers m, n; (m+n) : (m-n) : mn = 7:1:60. Find the value of 𝒎 ∶ 𝒏

a. 4:3 b. 8:7 c. 3:4 d. 7:8

29. The ratio of y to x is equal to 3 and the sum of y and x is 80, what is the value of y?
a. -10 b. -20 c. 5 d. 60
30. The sum of three numbers is 98. If the ratio of the first to second is 2:3 and that of the second to the third is 5:8,
then the second number is –
a. 10 b. 20 c. 40 d.30
𝒙 𝒚
31. If = then (x+5):(y+8) is equal to
𝟓 𝟖

a. 3:5 b. 13:8 c. 8:5 d. 5:8

32. In a class, the number of girls is 20% more than that of the boys. The strength of the class is 66. If 4 more girls are
admitted to the class, the ratio of the number of boys to that of the girls is.
a. 1:2 b. 1:4 c. 3:5 d. 3:4
33. The ratio of boys and girls in a class is 1:2 the class has 24 students. How many boys would have to be admitted to
the class in order to make the ratio of boys to girls is 1:1 ?
a. 6 b. 8 c. 10 d.12
34. The ratio of three numbers is 3:4:7 and their product is 18144. The numbers are—
a. 9,12,21 b. 15,20,25 c. 18,24,42 d. none

35. The present ratio of students to teachers at a certain school is 30 to 1. If the student enrollment were to increase
by 50 students and the number of teachers were to increase by 5, the ratio of students to teacher would then 25 to 1.
What is the present number of teacher?
a. 15 b. 10 c. 12 d. 8

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36. The ratio of the numbers of boys and girls in a school is 3:2. If 20% of the boys and 25% of the girls are scholarship
holders, what percent of the students are not scholarship holders?
a. 56 b. 70 ` c. 78 d. none
37. In a mixture of 50 liters, milk and water are in the ratio of 3:2. How much water would be added to the mixture to
make the ratio of the two equal ?
a.14 b.12 c. 10 d. 8
38. 729 liters mixture of milk & water, the ratio of milk to water in 7:2. To get a new mixture containing milk and water
in the ratio 7:3, the amount of water to be added is
a.71 b. 81 c.56 d.50
39.Given that 24 carat gold is pure gold, 18 carat gold is 3/4th of pure gold and 20 carat gold is 5/6th of pure gold, the
ratio of the pure gold is 18 carat gold to the pure gold in 20 carat gold is ?
a.5:8 b. 10:9 c. 8:5 d.9:10
40. If 2 kg of metal, of which 1/3 is zinc and the rest is copper, be mixed with 3 kg of metal, of which 1/4 is zinc and the
rest is copper, then what will be the ratio of zinc to copper in the mixture?
a. 13:42 b. 19:43 c. 15:42 d. 17:43
41.A milkman pays Tk. 6.40 per liter of milk. He adds water and sells the mixture at Tk. 8 per liter. By doing this, he
makes 37.5% profit. Find the proportion of water to milk received by the customers?
a. 1:12 b. 1:10 c. 1:15 d. 1:20
42. A solution that contains 20% sugar by weight is made sweeter by doubling the amount of sugar. The percent of
sugar, by weight, in the new solution is-
a. 50% b. 40% c. 33.33% d. 30%
43. In a solutions of 60 liter of sugar and water, 20% is sugar. How much water (in liter) must be added to make a
solution that is 8% sugar?
a. 60 b. 72 c. 90 d. None
44. 125 gallons of a mixture contains 20% water. What amount of additional water should be added such that water
content be raised to 25%?
15 17 19 1
a. 2
gallons b. 2
gallons c. 2
gallons d. 8 3 gallons

45. A mixture of 20 kg of sprit and water contains 10% water. How much water must be added to this mixture to raise
the percentage of water to 25% ?
a. 2 b. 4 c. 5 d.6
46. A dishonest milkman professes to sell his milk at cost price but he mixes it with water and thereby gains 25%. The
percentage of water in the mixture is:
a. 8 b. 10 c. 20 d. 15

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47. A merchant has 1000 kg of sugar, part of which he sells at 8% profit and the rest at 18% profit. He gains 14% on the
whole. The quantity sold at 18% profit is:
a. 600 b. 540 c. 400 d. 640
48. 12. In a club 50% of the male voters and 80% of the female voters voted for candidate A. If candidate A received
70% of the total votes, what is the ratio of male to female voters?
1 1 1 1
a. 3 b. 2
c. 4
d. 6

49.In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of tea worth TK.60 a kg and TK.65 a kg so that by selling the mixture at
TK.68.20 a kg he may gain 10%?

a. 6:7 b. 8:6 c. 3:4 d. 3:2

50.Gold is 19 times as heavy as water and copper is 9 times as heavy as water. In what ratio should these be mixed to
get alloy 15 times as heavy as water?

a. 6:7 b. 8:6 c. 3:4 d. 3:2

51.A 19 liter mixture consists by volume of 1 part juice to 18 parts water. If x liters of juice and y liters of water are
added to this mixture to make a 54 liter mixture consisting by volume of 1 part juice to 2 parts water, then what is the
value of x?

a. 10 b. 17 c. 40 d.30
52.Two equal glasses are respectively one-third and one-fourth full of milk. They are then filled up with water and the
contents are mixed in a tumbler. Ratio of milk and water in tumbler is

a. 13:42 b. 7:17 c. 15:42 d. 17:43

53.Solution X contains 7% (by weight) of liquid M and solution Y contains 14.5% (by weight) of liquid M.If 3 grams of
solution X is mixed with 2 grams of solution Y, then liquid M accounts for what percent of the weight of the resulting
solution?

a. 50% b. 10% c. 33.33% d. 30%

54.In a mixture, the ratio of the milk and water is 6:5.When 22 liter mixture is replaced by water, the ratio becomes
9:13.Find the quantity of water after replacement?

a. 10 b. 17 c. 52 d.30
55. A container contains 40 liters of milk .From this container 4 liters of milk was taken out and replaced by water. This
process was repeated further two times. How much milk is now contained by the container?

a. 10.16 b. 28.15 c. 29.16 d.30.33

56.A tea merchant blends 2 kinds of tea, putting in 3 parts of a TK.25 per kg grade to 1 part of a Tk.15 per kg.If the
mixture is changed to 1 part of the Tk.25 per kg grade to 3 parts of the less expensive grade, how much will the shop
lose or save in blending 200 kg?

a. 1000 b. 1700 c. 1500 d.3000

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57.A vessel is filled with liquid, 3 parts of which are water and 5 parts syrup. How much of the mixture must be drawn
off and replaced with water so that the mixture may be half water and half syrup?

a. 1/3 b. 1/2 c. 1/4 d. 1/5

58.Saif, Dr.Nazma and Shakil divided a sum of money among themselves in the ratio 2:3:7.Find the share of Saif,if the
total share of Saif and Dr.Nazma together is Tk.1500 less then that of Shakil?

a. 1000 b. 1700 c. 1500 d.3000

59.The average of two numbers is 62.If 2 is added to the smaller number, the ratio between the numbers becomes
1:2.The smaller number is-

a. 10 b. 17 c. 52 d.40
60. . If one star equals four circles and three circles equal four diamonds, then what is the ratio of star to diamond?
a. 14:3 b. 16: 3 c. 17: 3 d.19:3

61. . Four students aged 11, 9, 7 and 4 share a sum of money in the ratio of their ages. If the youngest student receives
Tk. 1200, what is the sum of money?

a.9600 b. 9300 c. 9000 . d. 8600

62. The ratio of milk to water in three containers of equal capacity is 3: 2, 7: 3 and 11: 4 respectively. The three
containers are mixed together. What is the ratio of milk to water after mixing?

a. 21:9 b. 61:29 c. 41:18 d. 38:8

63. 6 pints of a 20 percent solution of methanol in water are mixed with 4 pints of a 10 percent methanol in water
solution. The percentage methanol in the new solution is

a. 16 b.15 c. 14 d. 13

64. A jar contains a mixture of oil and water in the ratio 22: 3. 50 liters of the mixture was taken out and 25 liters of
water was added to it. If water was 34% in the resultant mixture, what was the initial quantity of the mixture (in liters)
in the jar?

A. 175 B. 150 C. 75 D. 125

65. A container contains 40 litres of milk. From this container 4 litres of milk was taken out and replaced by water. This
process was repeated further two times, How much milk is now contained in the container?

A. 29.16 B. 27.36. C. 28. D. 26.34

𝟑th
66. 𝟒
of a square were taken to form Shape A and the rest was made to form shape B. Shape A was divided into four
equal squares (Shape C), what will be the ratio of the one Shape C to one Shape B?

A. 1:4 B. 3:16 C. 1:2 D. 3:4

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67. Rice costs 3rd of the costs of fish and fish costs 4th of the cost of meat. How many times is

the cost of meat as compared to that of rice?

5 4 5 12
A. 12 B. 5
C. 3
D. 5

68.Three varieties of rice costing Tk. 30, Tk. 50, and Tk. 20 are mixed in the ratio 3: 2: 4 in terms of weight. A retailer
sells the mixture at Tk. 33 per kg. What percentage of profit does he make?

A. 5% B. 10% C. 9% D.None of this

69. In a mixture, the ratio of the milk and water is 6: 5. When 22 liters mixture is replaced by water, the ratio becomes
9: 13. Find the quantity of water after replacement.

A. 62 B.50 C. 40 D.52

Answer
1.b 2.6 3.d 4.b 5.c 6. c 7. a 8.b

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9.a 10.b 11.c 12.a 13.b 14.a 15.d 16.c

17.a 18.c 19.d 20.b 21.c 22.a 23.b 24.c

25.c 26.a 27.d 28.c 29.d 30.d 31.d 32.d

33.b 34.c 35.a 36.c 37.c 38.b 39.d 40.d

41.b 42.c 43.c 44.d 45.b 46.c 47.a 48.b

49.d 50.d 51.b 52.b 53.b 54. 55. 56.a

57.d 58.c 59.d 60.b 61.b 62.b 63.a 64.d

65.a 66.d 67.d 68.b 69.d

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