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Ratios & proportions questions & answers

1. If A:B = 2:3, B:C = 4:5, then A:C =

(a) 6:7 (b) 7:6 (c) 8:15 (d) 15:8

2. The inverse ration

5 4 of 1 : 2
3 1
is
(a) 32:45 (b) 45:32 (c) 18:5 (d) 5:18

3. The ratio of 10 meters to ` rs 15 is

a.The ratio can not be determined (b) 2:3 (c) 3:2 (d) 5:1

4.If twice of money of A = 5 times of money of B, then the ratio of money of A to

that of B
(a) 2:5 (b)15:25 (c)12:30 (d) 5:2

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5 1
5.The ratio :2
is
3 4
(a) ration of lesser in equality (b) ratio of greater inequality (c) 20:9 (d)
5:27

6. The ratio of present age of jadu to that of madhu is 4:5. If the present age of madhu
is 30 years, then the present age of jadu is:
a. 20 years (b) 25 years (c) 24 years (d) 35 year

7. The ratio of 5 kg 55 gm to 35 kg 50 gm:

(a) 5:7 (b) 1,011:7,010 (c) 111:710 (d) none ofthese

8. The ration 1 year 6 month : 2 years : 2 year 6 months

(a) 3:4:5 (b) 2:3:5 (c) 2:4:5 (d) none of these

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9. If 1/2 of money of A = 1
rd money of B = 1
of money of C, then the continued ratio of
money of A, B
2 3 4
and C
(a) 2:3:4 (b) 6:4:3 (c) 4:3:2 (d) 3:2:1

10. Some money is distributed between A and B in the ratio 2:3. If A receives ` 72,
then B receives
(a) ` 90 (b) ` 144 (c) ` 108 (d) none of these

11.`2530 is distributed between Ram and Hari such that Ram gets 11/12 th part that Hari
gets. Then harigets

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12.Some amount of money is distributed amount Ram, Mitra and shipra such that twice
the money that Rama gets = thrice the amount of money that Mitra gets = four times the
amount of money that shipra gets. Then the continued ratio of their money is

13. In a map 2cm denotes a distance of 3 km., then the seale in the map is

14. The ratio of two numbers is 2:3. If 6 is subtracted from the second number then the
number which is subtracted from the first number so that the new ratio becomes
the same as that of the previous, is

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15. The sub-duplicate ratio of 49:81 is

16.

17. The compound ratio of 1.2:2.5, 2.1:3.2 and 5:3 is :

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18. If A:B = 3:4, B:C = 2:5, then A:B:C:

19. Two numbers are in the ratio is 5:8 and if 6 be subtracted from each of them
then the reminders in the ratio 1:2, then the numbers are

20. If3,x,27 are in continued proportion then x=

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True or false;
21. If 3x+4y:5x-3y=5:3 then x:y = 27.16

22.The ratio of two numbers is 12:5. If antecedent is 45 then the consequent is

108.

23. If the ration of two positive numbers is 4:5 and their L.C.M is 140 then the
number are 35,45.

24. The compound ratio of sub- duplicate ratio and sub-triplicate ratio of
729:64 is 81:8

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25. The ratio of two numbers is 11:15. The sum of 3 times the first number
and twice the second numbers
is 630. The H.C.F of the numbers is 10

26. The mean proportional of 4x and 16x3 is 12x2

27.The third proportional of 1 hr 20 minutes, 1hr 40 minutes is 2 hrs.

28. The fourth proportional of ` 5, ` 3.50, 150 gm is 125 gm

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29. If A:B = B:C = C:D = 5:6 then A:B:C:D = 125:150:180:216

30.If the first and third numbers of four positive number is continued
proportion be 3 and 12 respectively then fourth number is 36 ( )

31. If 15% of x = 20% of y then x:y

32. If 7:x = 17.5:22.5 then x =

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33. If o.4:1.4 = 1.4: x then x = (–)

34. The compounded ratio of 2:3, 6:11 and 11:2

35. If 2A = 3B = 4C then A:B:C:

36. The third proportional to (x2-y2) and (x-y)

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40. The ratio of third proportional to 12 and 30 and the

Mean proportional of 9 and 25 is _

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