Advanced Edge Material 1

RATIO & PROPORTION QUESTION LEVEL - I 16. If 2600 is divided among three persons A, B and C in the
1 1 1
1. Find the fourth proportion of 12, 15 and 48? ratio : : , how much does A get ?
a. 60 b. 72 c. 90 d. 96 2 3 4
[CDS-2011]
1 1
2. What is the third proportion of and ? a. 600 b. 800 c. 1000 d. 1200
6 9
17. Two numbers are in the ratio 3:5. If 9 is subtracted from
1 2 27 each number, then they are in the ratio 12:23. What is the
a. b. c. d. 27 second number ? [CDS-2011]
27 27 2
a. 44 b. 55 c. 66 d. 77
3. What is the mean proportion of 64 and 4?
18. If x:y = 7:5, then what is (5x–2y):(3x+2y) equal to ?
a. 12 b. 8 c. 16 d. 32
[CDS-2012]
4. What least number must be added to 11, 26, 36 and 76 so
that they are in proportion ? 5 6 25 31
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5 a. b. c. d.
4 5 31 42
5. Two numbers are in the ratio 9:13. If 25 is subtracted from 19. Two numbers are in the ratio 2:3. If 9 is added to each
each of them, then the numbers obtained are in the ratio number, they will be in the ratio 3:4. What is the product of
1:2. Find the numbers. the two numbers ? [CDS-2012]
a. 36, 52 b. 63, 91 c. 81, 117 d. 45, 65 a. 360 b.480 c. 486 d.512
6. The ratio of two numbers is 5:8. If 20 is added to the first 20. The ratio 252.5:53 is equivalent to which of the following
and 15 subtracted from the second, then the ratio becomes alternatives ? [SSC-2013]
14 : 13. Find the numbers. a. 5 : 3 b. 5 : 6 c. 1 : 25 d. 25 : 1
a. 80, 128 b. 25, 40 c. 85, 136 d. 50, 80 21. The ratio of price of school bags and shoes are in the ratio
7. On adding 5 and 15 respectively to the two numbers, their 7:5. The price of school bag is 200 more than the shoes.
ratio becomes 5:4. If 20 and 15 is respectively subtracted Then the price of the shoes is : [SSC-2013]
from the two numbers, the ratio becomes 5:2. Find the a. 200 b. 700 c. 500 d. 1200
numbers. 22. The ratio of two numbers is 5:4. If 40% of first number is 12,
a. 45, 25 b. 25, 45 c. 20, 40 d. 40, 20 then what is 50% of the second number ?
8. What is the ratio of the mean proportion and the third [SSCMAINS-2012]
proportion of 64 and 16? a. 12 b. 24 c. 18 d. 20
a. 4 : 1 b. 8 :1 c. 2 : 1 d. 1 : 4 23. What is the third proportion of 12 and 18?
9. A bag contains 1, 50 paise, 25 paise and 10 paise coins in [SSC MAINS-2013]
the ratio 10:6:3:2 respectively. The total amount accounts a. 3 b. 6 c. 27 d. 144
to 27.90. Find the difference between the number of 50 24. If one star equals four circles and three circles equal
paise and 10 paise coins. four diamonds, then what is the ratio of star : diamond?
a. 8 b. 12 c. 4 d. 6 a. 3 : 16 b. 1 : 3 c. 3 : 4 d. 16 : 3
1 1 1 25. Gun powder is composed of nitre, sulphur and
10. If a : b  1 : 2 and b : c  2 : 3 , then what is a:b:c charcoal in the ratio of 32: 4: 8. How many kg. of
2 4 2
equal to ? [CDS-2009] sulphur is there in 242 kg. of powder?
a. 12:8:21 b. 8:21:12 c. 8:12:21 d. 21:8:12 a. 44 kg. b. 22 kg.
11. A bag contains 114 in the form of 1 rupee, 50 paise and 10 c. 176 kg. d. None of these.
paise coins in the ratio 3:4:10. What is the number of 50
paise coins ? [CDS-2009] RATIO & PROPORTION QUESTION LEVEL - II
a. 76 b. 72 c. 56 d. 48
12. If the ratio of x to y is 25 times the ratio of y to x, then what 1. The incomes of A and B are in the ratio 5:4 and their
is the ratio of x to y? [CDS-2009] expenditures in the ratio 3:2. If each of them saves
a. 1 : 5 b. 5 : 1 c. 25:1 d. 1:25 8000 at the end of the year, then what is the yearly income
13. In a class, the number of boys is more than the number of of B? [SSC MAINS-2000]
girls by 12% of the total strength. What is the ratio of a. 16000 b. 12550 c. 12000 d. 13250
number of boys to that of girls ? [CDS-2010] 2. A and B earn in the ratio 2:1. They spend in the ratio 5:3 and
a. 11:14 b. 14:11 c. 28:25 d. 25:28 saves in the ratio 4:1. If the total savings of A and B in a
14. Three numbers are in the ratio 3:2:5 and the sum of their month is 5000, then find the monthly earning of A
squares is 1862. What are the three numbers? [SSC MAINS-2000]
[CDS-2010] a. 8000 b. 14000 c. 12000 d. 7000
a. 18,12,30 b. 24, 16, 40 3. If A:B = 2:3, B:C = 9 : 7 and C:D = 14:15, then find A:B:C:D.
c. 15, 10, 25 d. 21, 14, 35 [SSC -2001]
15. The ratio of A to B is x:8 and the ratio of B to C is 12:z. If the a. 12:18:14:20 b.15:18:14:12
ratio of A to C is 2:1, then what is the ratio of x:z? c. 18:12:14:15 d. 12:18:14:15
[CDS-2010]
a. 2:3 b. 3:2 c. 4 : 3 d. 3:4

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4. The ratio of incomes of A, B and C was 3:4:5 last year. The 16. A certain amount of money has to be divided between two
ratio of incomes of last year and this year is 4:5, 2:3 and 3:4 persons P and Q in the ratio 3:5. But it was divided in the
respectively. If the sum of their present incomes is 78, ratio of 2:3 and thereby Q loses 10. What was the amount?
800, then find the present income of A. [CDS-2011]
[SSC MAINS-2002] a. 250 b. 300 c. 350 d. 400
a. 18,000 b. 28,800 c. 32,000 d. 22,000 17. When x is subtracted from the numbers 9, 15 and 27, the
5. If (x+y):(x–y) = 7:3, then the ratio of (x2+y2):(x2–y2) is: remainders are in continued proportion. What is the value
[SSC MAINS-2003, 2006] of x? [IBPS PO-2012]
a. 9:16 b. 16:9 c. 29:21 d. 21:29 a. 8 b.6 c. 4
6. A bag contains 1,50 paise and 25 paise coins in the ratio d. 5 e. None of these
5:6:8 respectively. If the total value of these coins is 210, 18. A student took five papers in an examination, where the full
then find the number of 50 paise coins. marks were the same for each paper. His marks in these
[SSC MAINS-2005, 2006] papers were in the proportion of 6:7:8:9:10. In all papers
a. 126 b. 105 c. 168 d. 140 together, the candidate obtained 60% of the total marks.
7. If (a  b) : ab  4 : 1 , then find the value of a:b. Then the number of papers in which he got more than 50%
marks is [CAT-2001]
[SSC -2009] a. 2 b.3 c. 4 d. 5
a. 7 : 3 b. 3 : 7 19. A sum of 1400 is divided amongst A, B, C and D such that
c. (7  4 3 ) : 1 d. (7  2 3 ) : 1 A’s share: B’s share = B’s share : C’s share = C’s share:D’s
8. In an examination, the number of passed students is four 3
times the number of failed students. If there were 35 share = . How much is C’s share ? [IIFT-2012]
4
students less and 9 more students would have failed, then
a. 72 b. 288 c. 216 d. 384
the ratio of passed students to failed students would have
20. Weekly incomes of two persons are in the ratio of 7:3 and
been 2:1. Find the total number of students that appeared
their weekly expenses are in the ratio of 5:2. If each of them
in the examination.
saves 300 per week, then the weekly income of the first
[SSC MAINS-2009]
person is [SNAP-2009]
a. 95 b. 125 c. 145 d. 155
a. 7500 b. 4500 c. 6300 d. 5400
9. If A:B = 4:3, B:C = 3:5 and C:D = 4:5, then what is the ratio of
21. The ratio of boys and girls in a club is 3:2. Which of the
the square of A, B, C and D.
following could be the actual number of members ?
a. 144 : 256 : 400 : 625 b. 256 : 144 : 625 : 400
[XAT-2006]
c. 256:144:400:625 d. 144 : 256 : 625 : 400
a. 16 b. 18 c. 24 d. 25
10. Five incomes a, b, c, d and e are such that a:b = b:c =
c:d=d:e and b:e = 64 : 125, then find the value of a:e. a b c
22. If   , the value of ( a  b  c )  c is :
a. 128 : 625b. 256:625 c. 4 : 5 d. 5 : 4 3 4 7
11. According to a Panchayat committee’s decision, some [FMS-2006]
amount was distributed among Suresh, Dinesh, Mahesh
1 1
1 3 4 1 a. 7 b. 2 c. d.
and Brijesh in the ratio : : : . Dinesh received 1200 2 7
2 4 5 8
as his part. Find the difference between the amount received 23. Two bags X and Y contains bullet in the ratio 2 : 3. 5 bullets
by Suresh and Brijesh. from bag Y are taken out and put in bag X. Now, the number
a. 600 b. 1800 c. 800 d. 900 of bullet in both the bags are equal. The number of bullet in
12. 8640 is distributed among A, B C and D in such a way that each bag now is : [SSC-2013]
five times of A, four times of B, eight times of C and ten a. 45 b. 20 c. 30 d. 25
times of D are all equal. Find share of D. 24. If A:B =3:4 and B:C=6:5, then what is C:A equal to ?
a. 2560 b. 1,280 c. 3200 d. 1600 [SSC-2013]
13. A bag contains 100, 50 and 10 notes respectively. The a. 10 : 9 b. 9 : 10 c. 8 : 9 d. 9 : 8
ratio of number of 100 and 50 notes is 2 : 5 and the ratio x yz
of number of 50 and 10 notes is 4:9 respectively. If the 25. If x:y = 3:4 and y:z = 3:4, then is equal to :
3z
bag contains total amount of 1,12,500, then find the
[SSC-2013]
number of 50 notes.
a. 400 b. 2250 c. 1000 d. 1600 13 1 17 37
a. b. c. d.
14. A person distributed two amounts among his four sons R, 27 2 24 48
S, T and U. The ratio of first distributed amount is 4:3:2:1
and that of second is 5:6:7:8 respectively. If the second RATIO & PROPORTION QUESTION LEVEL - III
amount is twice the first amount, then which son received
the largest part ? 1. 4830 is distributed among P, Q and R in such a way that
a. S b. T c. U d. R when 5, 10 and 15 respectively is subtracted, then the
15. If (a  b) : (a  b)  1 : 5, then what is ( a 2  b 2 ) : ( a 2  b 2 ) ratio of the remaining amount is in the ratio 3:4:5. What is
equal to ? [CDS-2010] the part of P? [SSC MAINS-2001]
a. 2:3 b. 3:2 c. 5:13 d. 13:5 a. 1610 b. 2025 c. 1205 d. 1210

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2. The fare of first class and second class between two station 13. The wages of labourers in a factory has increased in the
is in the ratio 4:1 and the ratio of number of passengers ratio 22:25 and their number decreased in the ratio 3:2. What
travelling is in the ratio 1:40. If 1100 is earned as the total was the original wage bill of the factory if the present bill is
fare from the two classes, then find the amount earned as 5000? [CDS-2010]
fare from the passengers travelling from first class. a. 4000 b. 6000
[SSC -2004] c. 8000 d. None of the above
a. 200 b. 250 c. 150 d. 100 14. The ratio between the ages of A and B is 2:5. After 8 years,
their ages will be in the ratio 1:2. What is the difference
3. If a:(b+c) = 1:3 and c:(a+b) = 5:7, then find the value of
between their present ages ? [CDS-2010]
b:(a+c). [SSC -2006]
a. 20 years b. 22 years c. 24 years d. 25 years
a. 2 : 1 b. 1 : 2 c. 3 : 2 d. 2 : 3 15. A mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 5:1. On adding
4. The ratio of the incomes of A, B and C is 4:5:6 and the ratio 5 litres of water, the ratio of milk and water becomes 5:2.
of their expenditure is 9:8:7. If savings of A is one-fourth of What is the quantity of milk in the original mixture?
his income, then what is the ratio of their savings ? [CDS-2010]
a. 7 : 3 : 11 b. 11 : 7 : 3 c. 3 : 11 : 7 d. 3:7:11 a. 5 ltr. b. 25 ltr. c. 27.5 ltr. d. 32.5 ltr.
5. The ratio of children in three classes is 7:8:4. If 20 children 16. Two vessels are full of milk with milk-water ratio 1:3 and 3:5
are admitted to first class, 30 students leave the second respectively. If both are mixed in the ratio 3:2, what is the
class and number of children in third class remain the same, ratio of milk and water in the new mixture?
then the ratio of children in three classes become 9:5:4. [CDS-2011]
Find the total number of children in the three classes at the a. 4:15 b. 3:7
end. c. 6:7 d. None of the above
a. 180 b. 90 c. 162 d. 144 17. The number of employees in Obelix Menhir Co. is a prime
6. ‘a’is directly proportional to ‘b’ and inversely proportional number and is less than 300. The ratio of the number of
to ‘c’. Value of a is 10, b is 5 and c is 6. If the value of ‘b’ and employees who are graduates and above, to that of
‘c’ are 40 and 60 respectively, then what will be the value of employees who are not, can possibly be :
‘a’? [CAT-2006]
a. 5 b. 12 c. 8 d. 6 a. 101 : 88 b. 87 : 100 c. 110 : 111
7. The total annual income of A, B and C is 66,000. A, B and d. 85 : 98 e. 97:85
1 18. From each of the given numbers, half the smaller number is
C spend 80%, 85% and 87 % of their income. In this way,, subtracted. Of the resulting numbers, the larger one is three
2
their annual savings ratio becomes 64:60:75. Find the annual times as large as the smaller. What is the ratio of the two
savings of B. numbers ? [CAT-1993]
a. 3200 b. 3750 c. 2700 d. 3000 a. 2 : 1 b. 3 : 1
8. In an industry, the ratio of number of employees is reduced c. 3 : 2 d. None of these
to the ratio 9:8 and income per employee labour is increased 19. I have one rupee coins, fifty paise coins and twenty five
to the ratio 14:15. Find in what ratio the total labour income paise coins. The number of coins are in the ratio 2.5:3:4. If
increased or decreased ? the total amount with me is 210, find the number of one-
a. 60 : 63 b. 63:60 c. 42 : 30 d. 30 : 42 rupee coins. [CAT-1998]
9. 34,800 is distributed between A, B, C and D in such a way a. 90 b. 85 c. 100 d. 105
that when A receives 1, B gets 80 paise but when B gets 20. The ratio of boys and girls in a University is 5:3. If 50 boys
1, C gets 1.20 and when C gets 1, leave the University and 50 girls join the University, then
D gets 75 paise. Find the part of B. their ratio becomes 9:7. What were the number of boys in
a. 10,000 b. 8000 c. 9600 d. 7200 the University ? [SSC-2013]
10. 4300 is to be distributed among 45 people consisting of a. 300 b. 400 c. 500 d. 600
males, females and children, and the ratio of the amount 21. 900 is distributed among A, B and C in such a way that
earned by them is in the ratio 12:15:16. The individual ratio 1
1 1
of amount given to each male, female and child is 6:5:4. of A’s share = of B’s share = of C’s share, then what
2 3 4
Find the amount earned by each male.
a. 100 b. 80 c. 150 d. 120 is the amount received by A, B and C respectively?
11. Excise duty on the production of goods is inversely [SSC MAINS-2013]
proportional to the square of the number of goods a. 300, 400, 200 b. 350, 450, 100
produced. A company produces some goods and has to c. 200, 300, 400 d. 400, 150, 350
pay some tax in the form of excise duty. If that company 22. Some amount is distributed among x, y and z in such a way
distribute the goods produced in the ratio 4:3:1 and pay tax that x gets 25% more than y and y gets 25% less than z.
on each item produced, then they will have to pay 6670 Find the ratio of x:y:z. [SSC-2013]
more. Find the amount paid by the company initially in the a. 14:12:13 b. 15:12:16 c. 10:9:12 d. 12:10:11
form of tax ? 23. 7 years ago, the ratio of ages of A and B is 4:5. After 7 years,
a. 5760 b. 90 c. 180 d. 1440 their ratio becomes 5:6. What is the present age of B?
12. If x: y = 1:3, y:z = 5:k, z:t = 2:5 and t: x = 3:4, then what is the [SSC MAINS-2010]
value of k ? [CDS-2009] a. 56 years b. 63 years
c. 70 years d. 77 years
1 1
a. b. c. 2 d. 3
2 3

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24. Two numbers are such that the ratio of their difference,
3 27 3 27 1
sum and product is in the ratio 1:7:24. The product of the a. b. c. d. e.
two numbers is : [SSC MAINS-2010] 8 8 4 4 4
a. 24 b. 36 c. 48 d. 60 8. Two liquids A and B are in the ratio 5:1 in container 1 and
25. Among three positive numbers, the ratio of first and second 1:3 in container 2. In what ratio should the contents of the
is 8:9 and that of second and third is 3:4. The product of two containers be mixed so as to obtain a mixture of A and
first and third is 2400. What is the sum of the three numbers? B in the ratio 1:1? [CAT-1996]
[SSC -2013] a. 2 : 3 b. 4 : 3 c. 3 : 2 d. 3 : 4
a. 145 b. 185 c. 295 d. 155 9. Kartik’s mother asked him to get the vegetables, milk and
RATIO & PROPORTION QUESTION LEVEL - IV butter from the market and gave him the money in the
1. The height to which a person can jump on a planet is denomination of 1 rupee, 2 rupee and 5 rupee coins. Kartik
inversely proportional to the gravitational force of the first goes to the grocery shop to buy vegetables. At the
planet and gravitational force is in the ratio of the product grocery shop he gives half of his 5 rupee coins and in
of radius and density. Radius of Jupiter is 10 times the return receives the same number of 1 rupee coins. Next he
radius of Earth. The density of Jupiter and Earth is 1.75 and goes to a dairy shop to buy milk and butter and gives all 2
5.67 respectively. If a person can jump to a height of 30 rupee coins and in return gets thirty 5 rupee coins which
metres on Earth, then to what height he must jump on planet increases the number of 5 rupee coins to 75% more than
the original number. If the number of 1 rupee coins now is
Jupiter?
50, the number of 1 rupee and 5 rupee coins originally were
a. 0.925 m b. 9.72 m c. 92.5 m d. 97.2 m
[IIFT-2009]
2. The ratio in the fare of first class, second class and third
a. 10,60 b. 10,70
class between two stations is 8:6:3. But later, first class and
c. 10,80 d. None of the above
1 1 10. The ratio of metal 1 and metal 2 in alloy A is 3:4. In alloy B
second class fare was reduced by part and part
6th 12th same metals are mixed in the ratio 5:8. If 26 kg of alloy B and
respectively. In a year, the ratio of number of passengers of 14 kg of alloy A are mixed, then find out the ratio of metal 1
first class, second class and third class was 4:9:24. If at a and metal 2 in the new alloy. [IIFT-2011]
certain station, tickets costing a. 3 : 2 b. 2 : 5
3,55,600 were sold, then find the fare earned by first class. c. 2 : 3 d. None of the above
a. 1,18, 800 b. 1,72, 800 11. There are two types of employees in Sun Metals, general
c. 64,000 d. 1,20, 800 graduates and engineers. 40% of the employees in Sun
3. At the start of the year, the ratio of the students less than Metals are general graduates and 75% of the engineers
12 years of age to that having more than 12 years of age, in earn more than 5 lakh/year. If 50% of the organisation’s
a certain school was 5:4. In the mid of the year, 20 students employees earn more than 5 lakh/year, what proportion
attained age more than 12 years which resulted in the of the general graduates employed by the organisation earn
previous ratio as 7:8. Find the total number of students in 5 lakh or less ? [XAT-2010]
the school initially (in the beginning of the year).
a. 225 b. 175 c. 180 d. 210 3 3 1 2
a. b. c. d.
4. In an election, a voter has to vote for two candidates. Half 5 4 2 5
of the voters voted for A and the second vote for B, C and e, None of the above
D in the ratio 3:2:1 respectively. Of the remaining voters, 12. Three equal glasses are filled with mixtures of spirit and
half voted for B and the second vote for C and D in the ratio water. The ratio of the spirit to water is as follow :
2:1 respectively. Of the remaining voters, half voted for C In the first glass as 3:4, in the second glass as 4:5 and in the
and D equally and the remaining 840 voters do not vote at third glass as 5:6. The contents of the three glasses are
all. Find the votes attained by A. emptied into a single vessel. What is the ratio of the spirit
a. 3080 b. 1960 c. 1420 d. 3360 to water in the mixture now ? [IIFT-2006]
5. A change making machine contains 1 rupee, 2 rupee and 5 a. 920:1159b. 820:1149 c. 1120:1134 d. 1010:1122
rupee coins. The total number of coins is 300. The amount 13. The ratio of student in three classes is 4:6:9. On adding 12
is 960. If the number of 1 rupee coins and the number of 2 student to each of the three classes, their ratio becomes
rupee coins are interchanged, the value comes down by 7:9:12. What was the total number of student in the three
40. The total number of 5 rupee coins is class initially? [SSC MAINS-2012]
[CAT-2001] a. 95 b. 76 c. 100 d. 114
a. 100 b. 140 c. 60 d. 150 14. If (a+b):(b+c):(c+a)= 6:7:8 and (a+b+c)=14, then what is
6. A milkman mixes 20 litres of water with 80 litres of milk. the value of c? [SSC -2013]
After selling one-fourth of this mixture, he adds water to a. 6 b. 7 c. 8 d. 14
replenish the quantity that he has sold. What is the current 15. The yearly income of Amit and Veera is in the ratio 3:2
proportion of water to milk ? [CAT-2004] whereas their expenditure is in the ratio 5:3. If the savings
a. 2 : 3 b. 3 : 2 c. 1 : 3 d. 3 : 4 of each of them at the end of the year is
e 1 1000, then what is the annual income of Amit?
a 1 b c 1 d
7. If  ,  2,  ,  3 and  [SSC MAINS-2012]
b 3 c d 2 e f 4 , then what is
a. 9,000 b. 8,000
abc c. 7,000 d. 6,000
the value of def ? [CAT-2006]

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16. An employer decreases the number of workers (employees) Directions for questions 25 and 26: Refer to the data below
in the ratio 9:8 and increases their wages (salary) in the and answer the questions that follows. The ratio of white
ratio 14:15. If the initial salary bill was collar to blue collar employees in a firm is 8: 3. Also ratio of
18,900, then in what ratio is the salary bill decreased? male employees to female employees is 7: 4. It is observed
[SSC MAINS-2011] that 60% of the white collar employees are males.
a. 20 : 21 b. 21:20 c. 20:19 d. 19:21 25. What is the ratio of female white collar employees to
17. A person bought some rice and wheat for 380 in which male blue collar employees?
the ratio of the weight of rice and wheat is in the ratio 4:3. a. 16:11 b. 24: 11
The cost of equivalent amount of rice and wheat is in the c. 3:1 d. Data insufficient
ratio 5:6. What is the price at which rice is bought? 26. If there are 48 females blue collar workers, what is the
[SSC -2013] difference between male white collar employees and
a. 380 b. 300 c. 200 d. 180 female blue collar employees?
18. Ram got twice the marks in English as compared to Science. a. 288 b. 240
The total marks obtained in English, Science and c. 220 d. Data insufficient
Mathematics is 180. If the ratio of marks obtained in English 27. The ratio of the age of a man and his wife is 4: 3. After 4
and Mathematics is 2:3, then the marks obtained in Science years this ratio will be 9: 7. If at the time of the marriage,
is : [SSC MAINS-2013] the ratio was 5:3. Then how many years before were they
a. 30 b. 60 c. 72 d. 90 married?
19. If A scored x runs, B scored y runs and C scored z runs, a. 12 b. 8 c. 10 d. 15
then x:y= y:z = 3:2. If the total runs scored by A, B and C
together is 342, then the runs scored individually by each 4 15
of them is : [SSC MAINS-2013] 28. If x  , then the value of
5 3
a. 144, 96, 64 b. 162, 108, 72
c. 180, 120, 80 d. 189, 126, 84 x  20 x  12
 is
 a  3b  a  3b  x  20 x  12
20. If y    , then the value of
 a  3b  a  3b  [SSC CGL/LDC 2011, 12, 13]
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
3by2-2ay+3b
29. Let a, b, c, d and e be integers such that a = 6 b = 12 c and 2
a. 1 b. 2 c. 0 d. - 1
b = 9 d = 12 e. Then which of the following pairs contains a
1 1 2 number that is not an integer.
21. If p + r = 2q and   , then the value of ps is
q s r
 a b  a c
a. r b. q c. qr d. q2r2 a.  ,  b.  , 
 27 e   36 e 
x  7  x 1
22. If  2 , then the value of x is  a bd  a e
x  7  x 1 c.  ,  d.  , 
 12 18  6 d
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 30. Price of a diamond is directly related to its surface area. A
x y z x 3 y3 z3 cubical diamond of side 6 mm is priced Rs.10,000. It broke
23. If   , then the value of 3  3  3 is down into small spheres of radius 0.7 mm each. What is the
a b c a b c
change in the price?
xyz  xyz 
3 a. Increased by 32700 b. Decreased by 8546
a. b.   c. 0 d. -1 c. Decreased by 38900 d. Increased by 38900
abc  abc 
24. If b is mean proportion between a and c, then the value of
a 2  b2  c2
is
a  2  b  2  c 2
a. b b. b2 c. b4 d. 1

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