Ratio and Proportion Questions & Answers

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Q1 A and B together have Rs. 1210. If 4/15 of A's amount is equal to 2/5 of B's amount, how much amount does B have?

Rs.460

Rs.484

Rs.550

Rs.664

Q2 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?

Rs. 500

Rs. 1500

Rs. 2000

None of these

Q3 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?

2 : 3 : 4

6 : 7 : 8

6 : 8 : 9

None of these

Q4 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:

Q5 Two number are in the ratio 3 : 5. If 9 is subtracted from each, the new numbers are in the ratio 12 : 23. The smaller number is:

Q6 In a bag, there are coins of 25 p, 10 p and 5 p in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 3. If there is Rs. 30 in all, how many 5 p coins are there?

100

150

200

Q7 The price of silver-biscuit is directly proportional to the square of its weight. A person broke down the silver-biscuit in the ratio of 3: 2: 1, and faces a loss of Rs 4620. Find the initial price of silver-biscuit.

7520

7530

7450

7560

Q8 The ratio of the incomes of Chetan and Dinesh is 3:4. The ratio of their expenditures is 5:7. If each of them saves Rs.200, find the incomes of both?

Rs.600, Rs.800

Rs.1200, Rs.1600

Rs.1500, Rs.2000

Rs.1800, Rs.2400

Q9 If Suresh distributes his pens in the ratio of 1/2 : 1/4 : 1/5 : 1/7 between his four friends A, B, C and D, then find the total number of pens Suresh should have?

153

150

100

125

Q10

Q10 Present ages of Sameer and Anand are in the ratio of 5 : 4 respectively. Three years hence, the ratio of their ages will become 11 : 9 respectively. What is Anand's present age in years?

Cannot be determined

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