Exam 1: Ratio and Proportion Problems

Rs. 8400 is divided among A, B, C and D in such a way that the shares of A and B, B and C, and C and D are in the ratios of 2:3, 4:5 and 6:7 respectively. The share of A is

Ratio of two numbers is 3:8. On adding 5 to both numbers, the ratio becomes 2:5. Which is the smaller number out of the two?

What is 4th proportional in 9, 13 and 153?

How to divide 3395 in ratio of 42 : 32 : 23?

The 3rd proportional to 18 and 54 is?

10/13 = 11/28 = 21/11 = 12/11 = K. What is K?

Income ratio of Ramesh and Suresh is 5:6. Their spending ratio is 7:9. Ramesh saves 4000 and Suresh saves 3000. Income and spending respectively of Ramesh and Suresh are

a : b : : 3 : 5, b : c : : 4 : 3 and c : d : : 4 : 5, a : d = ?

The ratio of the present age of father to that of son is 7:2. After 10 years their ages will be in the ratio of 9:4. The present ages of the father is

What will be the fraction of 20%

It was intended that Rs. 585 be divided among P, Q and R in the ratio of 4 : 3 : 2, but bymistake the distribution was made in the proportion of 1/4 : 1/3 : 1/2. How much does 'R' gain bythe error?

a:b = 3:7 and b:c = 9:5. What is a:b:c?

If x:y = 3:4, then (7x+3y):(7x-3y) is equal to

Price of each article of type P, Q, and R is Rs. 300, Rs. 180 and Rs. 120 respectively. Sureshbuys articles of each type in the ratio 3:2:3 in Rs. 6480. How many articles of type Q did hepurchase?

The ratio of market prices of wheat and paddy is 2:3 and the ratio of quantities consumed in a family is 5:4. Find the ratio of expenditure of wheat and paddy.

Ajay and Raj together have Rs. 1050. On taking Rs. 150 from Ajay, Ajay will have same amount as what Raj had earlier. Find the ratio of amounts with Ajay and Raj initially.

Find A:B:C:D when A:B = 2:3 ; B:C = 7:9 ; C:D = 5:7

Two numbers are in ratio 2:3. If 2 be subtracted from the first and 2 be added to the second, the ratio becomes 1:2. Find the sum of the numbers.

The three numbers are in the ratio 1/2 : 2/3 : 3/4. The difference between greatest and smallest numbers is 36. Find the numbers.

If a:b = 5:7 and c:d = 2a:3b, then ac : bd is