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RATIO
A ratio is a comparison of two quantities having same units. It is a relation that one quantity
bears to another quantity with respect to magnitude. In other words, ratio means what part of one
quantity is of the other.
a
If a and b are two numbers, the ratio of a to b is or a  b and is denoted by a : b . The two
b
quantities that are being compared are called terms.
Example-1:
In a class of CSS at LCA there are 20 boys and 30 girls. The ratio between the number of boys to
20 2
number of girls can be expressed as 20:30 or 2:3. The same ratio can also be written as or
30 3
Remember That
Saying that the ratio of boys to girls is 2:3 does not mean Remember That
2 A ratio does not change if both of its terms are
that of the class students are boys. It means that, for
3 multiplied or divided by the same number.
each five students of the class there are three girls and two
2 4 6
2 3 Thus,  
boys. Boys therefore makeup of the class and girls of 3 6 9
5 5
class.

Remember That
A ratio is changed when we add or subtract the same numbers in its
terms for example, if the ratio of boys to girls is 2:3, adding 2 in
each term the ratio becomes 4:5. Similarly subtracting 1 from the

1 2 4 1
above ratio it becomes  1 : 2 . Thus,  
2 3 5 2

KEY FACT
If the two quantities are in the ratio a:b and we want to find the percentage of each
a b
quantity, then percentage of a =  100% and percentage of b =  100%
ab ab
Example-2:
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If the ratio of boys to girls is 2 : 3 , then

2
Boys percentage  100%  40% and
 2  3

3
Girl’s percentage  100%  60%
 2  3

KEY FACT:
If two numbers are in the ratio a:b then, for some number x , the first number is ax and the
second number is bx. If the ratio is in lowest form, and if quantities are integers, then x is also
an integer.
Example-3:
If the ratio of boys to girls at LCA school picnic is 5:3, which of the following cannot be the
number of children at picnic?
(a) 24 (b) 40 (c) 96 (d) 150
Solution:
B:G = 5:3 if 5x and 3x are the number of boys and the number of girls respectively, then the
number of children present are 5x  3x  8x . Therefore number of children must be multiple of
8. Only 150 (d) is not multiple of 8.
RATE:
Rate is the ratio comparison of two different things so as to check one quantity as per unit of
other quantity.
Example-4:
If one can buy 12 eggs for Rs. 36 then rate per egg will be?
Solution:
Total price 36
Rate per egg   3
Number of items 12
Continued Ratio:
Sometimes ratio between three quantities is given in the form of a : b and b : c then the ratio
a : b : c is called continued ratio.
Example-5:
If a : b  2:5 and b : c  10 : 3 , then a:b:c = ?
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Inverse Ratio or Reciprocal Ratio:
If the terms of the given ratio interchange their places, the new ratio is called the inverse ratio of
1 1
the first. Thus if a : b be the given ratio, then : or b : a is inverse ratio of a : b
a b
Compound Ratio:
The ratio of the product of the terms of two or more given ratio is called the compound ratio thus
if a : b and c : d are two given ratios, then ac : bd is the compound ratio of the given ratio.
For Example:
3 4 5 34 5 3
, and be the given ratios, then their compound ratio is , that is
4 5 7 4 57 7
Proportion:
The equality of two ratios is called proportion.
a c
If  , then a , b, c and d are said to be in proportion and we can write
b d
a : b :: c : d
 ad  bc
ad is called product of extremes and bc is called product of means a , b, c and d are
respectively the first, second, third and fourth proportional.
Fourth Proportional
If a : b :: c : x , x is called the fourth proportional of a , b and c .
Example-6:
Find the fourth proportional to 3,7 and 9.
Solution:
Let x be the required fourth proportional, then
3 9
3: 7 :: 9 : x or   3x  63  x  21
7 x
Third Proportional:
If a : b :: b : x then x is called the third proportional of a , b .
Example-7:
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Find the third proportional of 16,2 .

Solution:
Let x be the required third proportional, then
16 2 1
16 : 2 :: 2 : x or   16 x  4  x 
2 x 4
Mean Proportional:
If a : x :: x : b , x is called the mean proportional of a , b
Example-8:
Find the mean proportional between 5 and 45.
Solution:
Let x be the required mean proportional, then
5 x
5: x :: x : 45 or x  45  x  225  x  15
2

Direct Proportion:
Proportion between two quantities such that if one quantity increases other also increases or if
one quantity decreases other also decreases is called direct proportion.
Example-9:
35kg of spinach costs Rs: 28. How many kg’s of spinach can be bought for Rs:16
Solution.

Inverse Proportion:
Proportion between two quantities such that if one of them increases other one decreases is
called inverse proportion.
Example-10:
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Eight men can do a work in two days. Four men can complete the same job in how many days?
Solution:

Compound Proportion:
The proportion between more than two quantities is called compound proportion.
Example-11:
25 tailors can make 35 dresses in 1 day. How many dresses can 6 tailors make in 5 days.
Solution:

KEY FACT:
If a set of objects is divided into three groups in the ratio a: b: c, then the first group contain
a b c
of the objects, the second and the third contains of the objects
a bc a bc a bc
Example-12:
Three numbers are in the ratio of 3: 4 : 8 and the sum of these numbers is 975. Find the three
numbers.
Solution:
Here a  3, b  4, c  8 and S  975
aS  975
 The first number    195
a b c 3 4 8
bS 4  975
The second number    260
a b  c 3 4 8
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cS 8  975
And third number    520
a b  c 3 4 8
Example-13:
Two numbers are in the ratio of 4 : 5 . If the difference between these numbers is 24, then find the
numbers.
Solution:
Here a  4, b  5 and D  24
aD 4  24
 The first number    96
ba 54
bD 5  24
and, the second number    120
ba 54
KEY FACT:
1 1 1
If the ratio of any object are in fractional form, i.e. : : , then to calculate the ratio in integers,
a b c
1 1 1
we multiply the ratio by abc. Ratio in integers  a  b  c : : 
a b c
Example-14:
1  1
The sides of a triangle are in the ratio : : and its perimeter is 94 cm. The length of the
3 4 5
smallest side is?
Solution:
1 1 1
The ratio of the sides are  3  4  5  : :   20 :15:12
3 4 5
12 12
length of smallest side   94   94  24
20  15  12 47
KEY FACT:
The income of two persons are in the ratio a : b and their expenditures are in the ratio of c : d . If
the saving of each person be S , then their incomes are given by:
aS  d  c  bS  d  c 
Rs and Rs
ad  bc ad  bc
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And their expenditures are given by:

cS  b  a  dS  b  a 
and
ad  bc ad  bc
Example-15:
Annual income of A and B is in the ratio of 5:4 and their annual expenses bear a ratio of 4:3 if
each of them saves Rs 500 at the end of the year, then find their annual income.
Solution:
We have a : b  5 : 4 , c : d  4 : 3 and S  500
aS  d  c  5  500   3  4 
 Annual income of A    Rs. 2500
ad  bc 5  3  4  4
bS  d  c  4  500   3  4 
Annual income of B    Rs. 2000
ad  bc 5  3  4  4
Example-16:
The incomes of Zahid sahib and Farhan sahib are in the ratio 7 : 2 and their expenditures are in
the ratio 4 :1 . If each saves Rs 1000, find their expenditures.
Solution:
We have a : b  7 : 2 , c : d  4 :1 and S  1000
cS  b  a  4 1000  2  7 
 Zahid’s expenditure    Rs. 20000
ad  bc 7 1  2  4
dS  b  a  1 1000   2  7 
and Farhan’s expenditure    Rs 5000
ad  bc  7 1  2  4 
KEY FACT:
If a certain amount is distributed among x number of engineers, y number of masons and z number
of craftsmen and their individual wages are in the ratio a : b : c , then the ratio of wages of x engineers,
y mesons and z craftsmen  x  a : y  b : z  c
Example-17:
6 men, 7 women and 5 children complete a job for Rs 4400. If their individual wages be in the
ratio 4 : 3: 2 , the total money earned by 5 children is:
Solution:
Ratio of wages of 6 men, 7 women and 5 children
  6  4 :  7  3 :  5  2   24 : 21:10
10 10
Money earned by 5 children   4400   4400  Rs 800
24  21  10 55
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(1) 7:21 in lowest form is?

(a) 1:3 (b) 7:21 (c) 14:42 (d) None of these
(2) If 0.6  A= 0.09  B, then A:B=?
(a) 2:3 (b) 1:15 (c) 20:3 (d) 3:20
(3) If ab  36, then which of the following is correct?
(a) a:9=4:b (b) 9:a=4:b (c) a:18=b:3 (d) a:6=b:6
3a  5b
(4) If  5 , then a:b=?
3a  5b
(a) 2:1 (b) 3:2 (c) 5:2 (d) 5:3
(5) If 15% of A is equal to 20% of B, then A : B  ?
(a) 3:4 (b) 4:3 (c) 17:16 (d) 16:17
(6) 0.3 of a number is equal to 0.08 of another number. The ratio of the numbers is:
(a) 8:3 (b) 80:3 (c) 4:15 (d) 8:6
13
(7) What must be added to each numerator and denominator of so that it becomes 1:2?
29
(a) 9 (b) 3 (c) 8 (d) None
1 3 5
(8) A fraction bears the same ratio to as is to . What is the fraction?
9 7 4
5 4 7 4
(a) (b) (c) (d)
28 63 9 105
x y
(9) If  , then  x  5 :  y  8  ?
5 8
(a) 3:5 (b) 13:8 (c) 8:5 (d) 5:8
1 1 1
(10) If A  B  C , then A:B:C=?
3 4 5
1 1 1
(a) 3:4:5 (b) 4:3:5 (c) 5:4:3 (d) : :
3 4 5
(11) The ratio of 21.5 : 20.5 is the same as:
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(a) 2:1 (b) 3:1 (c) 6:1 (d) 1:2

1 1 1
(12) If a:b:c=2:3:4, then : : is equal to:
a b c
1 1 1 1 1 1
(a) 4:3:2 (b) : : (c) : : (d) 4:3:2
2 3 4 4 3 2
1 1 1
(13) If : :  2 : 3 : 5, then x : y : z  ?
x y z
(a) 2:3:5 (b) 15:10:6 (c) 5:3:2 (d) 6:10:15
(14) Two whole numbers whose sum is 64, cannot be in the ratio:
(a) 5:3 (b) 7:1 (c) 9:7 (d) 3:4
(15) 4 :2 ?
3.5 5

(a) 4:1 (b) 2:1 (c) 7:5 (d) 7:10

(16) The ratio of copper and zinc in brass is 13 : 7. How many zinc will be there in 100kg
of brass?
(a) 20kg (b) 55kg (c) 35kg (d) 40kg
(17) What number should be subtracted from both the terms of the ratio 15:19 in order
to make it 3:4?
(a) 9 (b) 6 (c) 5 (d) 3
(18) If a amount of Rs120 is divided among A and B in the ratio 1:2 then A will get?
(a) Rs30 (b) Rs40 (c) Rs60 (d) Rs80
(19) A:B = 2:3. If value of A is 8 what is the value of B?
(a) 8 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 15
(20) If A:B is 2:3 and difference between their values is 10. What is value of B?
(a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 60
(21) In a Zoo deers and lions are in the ratio 5:2. If there are 20 deers how many lions
are there?
(a) 10 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) 3
(22) If A:B = 1:2 and B:C is 3:4. What is A:C?
(a) 3:8 (b) 8:3 (c) 1:4 (d) 2:5

(23) In the figure above what is the value of x if x:y = 1:2?

(a) 40 (b) 61 (c) 25 (d) 35
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(24) The ratio of the number of boys and girls of a school with 504 students is 13:11.
What will be the new ratio, if 12 more girls are admitted?
(a) 81:91 (b) 9:10 (c) 10:9 (d) 91:81
(25) A basket contains 60 oranges and apples. If there are 45 apples, which of the
following cannot be the ratio between oranges and apples?
15 1 1
(a) (b) 15:45 (c) (d)
45 3 4
(26) What is the ratio of diameter of a circle to its circumference?
(a) 1:π (b) 2:πr (c) π:r (d) d:2π
(27) If one third of the staff at LCA are teachers find the ratio between teachers to non-
teachers.
2 2 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) 3:2
3 1 2
(28) If 4a = 3b and 5b = 4c. What is the value of a:c?
5 3 1
(a) (b) (c) 2 (d)
3 5 3
(29) If 5x=3y and 5y=3z what is x:z
5 25 9 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 9 25 3
(30) If 3x=4y=5z then x:y:z
(a) 3:4:5 (b) 5:4:3 (c) 6:8:10 (d) 20:15:12
(31) Jo's collection contains US, Indian and British stamps. If the ratio of US to Indian
stamps is 5 to 2 and the ratio of Indian to British stamps is 5 to 1, what is the ratio of
US to British stamps?
(a) 5:1 (b) 15:2 (c) 25:2 (d) 29:1
(32) At Chaman Ice cream Parlor, ice cream was sold in three flavors: mango, banana
and vanilla. One day total 900 cups were sold and the ratio of mango to banana to
vanilla was 5:12:3. How many vanilla cups were sold that day?
(a) 450 (b) 135 (c) 360 (d) 390
(33) If the ratio between radii of circle A and circle B is 1:4 what is ratio of their areas?
(a) 4:1 (b) 1:4 (c) 1:16 (d) 16:1
(34) In a building there are 4 wagons and 14 cars, what is the ratio of no. of cars to that of
wagons?
(a) 7:2 (b) 2:7 (c) 4:18 (d) 14:18
1
(35) If radius of circle-I is times the radius of circle-II. What is the ratio of area of
3
circle I to the area of circle II?
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(a) 9:1 (b) 1:3 (c) 3:1 (d) 1:9

(36) In a jar there are 70 marbles of three colors Red, White and Blue. If Red: White is
2:3 and White: Blue is 4:5. How many of them are Red?
(a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 30 (d) 35
(37) Sofia’s fail to pass ratio at LCA math test is 5:2. In how many tests did she pass if
total tests conducted were 42?
(a) 12 (b) 30 (c) 22 (d) 40
(38) In an ECAT class at LCA the ratio of F.Sc. to A-level students is 12:5. If there are
850 students in a session, what is the difference between the number of F.Sc. and
A-level students?
(a) 350 (b) 600 (c) 250 (d) 50
(39) In a LCA College class there are 40 boys and pass to fail ratio in a mathematics test
was 3:5. How many students failed in the test?
(a) 15 (b) 20 (c) 25 (d) 30
(40) At an educational trip of LCA to Islamabad, ratio of boys to girls was 4:5. How
many LCAIAN’S were on the tour?
(a) 80 (b) 90 (c) 70 (d) 50
(41) At LCA new branch for inter the ratio of Bio students to Math students is 6:7. If 90
students are taking Bio, how many are taking math?
(a) 105 (b) 90 (c) 117 (d) 70
(42) If in a box ratio of DVD’s to VCD’s is 2:3, which of the following cannot be the total
number of CD’s in the box?
(a) 65 (b) 40 (c) 25 (d) 11
(43) In a class of F.Sc. at LCA, the ratio of boys to girls is 1:3. What percent of students
are girls?
(a) 40% (b) 45% (c) 25% (d) 75%
(44) LCA invited same number of boys and girls at its annual party. All invited persons
came and 15 extra girls showed up. As a result ratio of boys to girls is 4:5. How
many people did LCA invite at its party?
(a) 60 (b) 120 (c) 40 (d) 150
(45) Three partners agreed to divide their profit in the ratio of 2:4:7. What is the
difference of the greatest and smallest share in the profit of Rs.26,000?
(a) Rs.10, 000 (b) Rs.12, 000 (c) Rs.8, 000 (d) Rs.13, 000
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(46) A sum of Rs.95000 is to be divided among A, B and C in such a way that A : B is 2:3
and B:C is 2:3.What will be the share of A?
(a) Rs.8000 (b) Rs.12000 (c) Rs.18000 (d) Rs.20000
(47) A,B,C agreed to divide a profit in the ratio of 2:4:7, what is the sum of the greatest
and the smallest share out of a profit of 52000?
(a) 36000 (b) 4000 (c) 28000 (d) 2000
(48) A sum of 2580 is divided among A,B and C such that A’s part of sum is half of B’s
2
part and B’s part is of C’s part. How much will B get?
3
(a) 860 (b) 430 (c) 200 (d) 2210
(49) Partners in a firm divide a profit of Rs: 70,000 among them in the ratio of 2:3:4:5.
How much did each of them get?
(a) 25,000, 20,000, 15,000, 10,000 (b) 20,000, 18,000, 16,000, 14,000
(c) 10,000, 15,0000, 20,000, 25,000 (d) 5,000, 10,000, 15,000, 20,000
(50) A sum of 2430 is divided among A,B,C such that if their shares are diminished by 10
each, the remaining shares are in the ratio 3:4:5. What was C’s part?
(a) 930 (b) 1250 (c) 1010 (d) 1430
(51) In a right triangle the measure of other two angles is in the ratio 1:1 which of the
following must be true.
I. Triangle is scalene
II. Triangle is isosceles
III. Triangle is equilateral
(a) I only (b) II only (c) II & III only (d) All
(52) In a hospital-I ratio of ENT patients to cardiology patients is 9:11 and in hospital-II
the ratio is 7:10 which hospital has more ENT patients.
(a) I (b) II
(c) Both have equal no. of patients (d) Cannot be determined
(53) A car normally costs Rs.350,000. At a sale it is discounted to Rs.300,000 what is the
ratio of normal price to discounted price.
(a) 6:5 (b) 8:3 (c) 7:6 (d) 13:7
(54) Price of a mobile phone is Rs.8,000. A man has enough money to purchase 3
mobiles. How many mobiles can he purchase if the price is reduced by Rs. 2000?
(a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
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(55) In a cigarette case full of cigars and cigarettes, probability of a cigarette is . What
15
is the ratio of cigars to cigarettes?
(a) 8:7 (b) 7:15 (c) 7:8 (d) None
(56) A large jar is full of marbles. If one marble is chosen at random, probability that it will
be red is 7/11. What is the ratio of red marbles to non-red marbles in the jar?
(a) 7:11 (b) 11:7 (c) 7:4 (d) 4:7
(57) In Lahore ratio of male to female internet users is 1:4. Number of male users is
increased by 20% and that of female users is increased by 10%. What is the over all
increase in internet users in Lahore?
(a) 30% (b) 12% (c) 10% (d) 60%
(58) In Faisalabad ratio of bicycles and motorcycles is 2:3. If bicycles increase by 15%
and motorcycles increase by 20%, what is overall percentage increase in both cycles
and motorcycles.
(a) 9% (b) 12% (c) 18% (d) 15%
(59) Find x if 5:50 :: x : 10
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
(60) Ahmad reads 24 pages of a book in 15 minutes. The rate of pages read per minute
by him will be:
(a) 1.6 (b) 2 (c) 2.5 (d) 3
(61) Ali can type at a speed of 25 words per minute. How many words he can type in one
hour?
(a) 1300 (b) 1200 (c) 1500 (d) 1475
(62) 3 : (1+ 4 ):: 12 :x then x is equal to:
(a) 6 (b) 3 +4 3 (c) 2 3 (d) 4 2
(63) A distance of A inches can be covered in B hours, how many feet can be covered in
C hours.
CA 12CA 12CA
(a) (b) (c) (d) None
12 B B AB
(64) If ten cakes costs ‘n’ nickels, how many can be bought for ‘d’ dimes and ‘p’
quarters.
10(2d+5p) (d+p) 10nd 10nd
(a) (b) (c) (d)
n 10n p d
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(65) At a ship 3 crates of food are required to feed 63 people. If one crate is equal to
2
30kg. What quantity of food is required to feed 72 people?
(a) 85 (b) 105 (c) 72 (d) 120
(66) “A” oranges costs “C” cents. For “D” dollars how many oranges can be bought?
100D AD ADx100
(a) 100ACD (b) (c) (d)
AC 100C C
(67) A LCAIAN can solve ‘q’ questions in 1/h hours. At this rate how many questions
can she solve in ‘q’ hours?
1 h
(a) hq (b) hq2 (c) (d)
hq q
(68) Given that x:70::60:120, what is the value of x?
(a) 35 (b) 40 (c) 140 (d) 50
(69) If 0.4:1.4::1.4:x, then x=?
(a) 49 (b) 4.9 (c) 0.49 (d) 0.4
(70) If 0.75:x:: 5:8, then x =?
(a) 1.12 (b) 1.2 (c) 1.25 (d) 1.3
(71) Fourth proportional to 0.2,0.12 and 0.3 is:
(a) 0.13 (b) 0.15 (c) 0.18 (d) 0.8
(72) Third proportional to 0.36 and 0.48 is:
(a) 0.64 (b) 0.1728 (c) 0.96 (d) None
(73) Mean proportional of 234 and 104 is:
(a) 12 (b) 39 (c) 54 (d) None of these
(74) A motorcyclist travels 200 km in 1 hr. How many minutes it would take him to
travel 120 km?
(a) 72 (b) 50 (c) 36 (d) 24
(75) 16 men dig a ditch in 10 days. How many men would be required to complete the
job in half the time?
(a) 8 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 20
1 1
(76) A bus covers a distance of 60 km in 1 hr. How far would it travel in 1 hr?
4 2
(a) 70 (b) 50 (c) 72 (d) 80
(77) 15 men were hired to plough a piece of land in 10 days. How many more men will be
required to do the same job in 3 days?
(a) 35 (b) 40 (c) 50 (d) 30
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(78) 15 weavers can weave some length of cloth in 1 hr. 24 minutes. How many more
weavers are required to do the same job in 60 minutes?
(a) 6 (b) 25 (c) 20 (d) 30
(79) At a particular time shadow of a pole 40m long is measured to be 30m. If the length
of a plaza is 200m then how long would the shadow be at about the same time?
(a) 180 (b) 100 (c) 150 (d) 120
(80) 30 men can complete a work in 30 days how long will 20 men take to complete the
same amount of work?
(a) 30 days (b) 35 days (c) 40 days (d) 45 days
(81) The floor of a particular room requires 700 tiles of size 15cm × 10cm to cover it.
How many tiles will be required to cover the same floor if the size is changed from
15cm  10cm to 25cm  5cm?
(a) 600 (b) 840 (c) 800 (d) 950
(82) 14 men can dig a trench 70m long in 5 hrs. How long would it take 5 men to dig a
trench 65m long?
(a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 15 (d) 13
(83) 14 hostilities consume 630 kg of rice in 18 days. How many hostilities will eat 770 kg
of rice in 28 days at the same rate?
(a) 11 (b) 13 (c) 15 (d) None
(84) 9 men use 45 tissue papers in 6 days. How long would 70 tissue paper last for 7 men?
(a) 18 (b) 15 (c) 12 (d) 10
(85) 5 aeroplanes use 5000 liters of fuel in 6 days. How long would 1000 liters of fuel
would last for 3 aeroplanes if two are laid out for repairs?
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 3
(86) 25 tailors can make 35 dresses in 1 day. How many dresses can 6 tailors make in 5
days?
(a) 35 (b) 42 (c) 30 (d) 45
(87) 10 men earn Rs: 220 in 8 days. How much would 12 men earn in 6 days if the daily
wages are fixed?
(a) 240 (b) 160 (c) 190 (d) 198
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(88) A contractor has to build a bridge in 50 days. Initially he employed 20 men, but
found that only half of the work has been completed in 30 days. How many more
men he has to employ to finish the job in time?
(a) 30 (b) 10 (c) 15 (d) 20
(89) 9 excavators working 10 hrs. a day remove 2500 cubic feet of earth in 3 days. How
many excavators working 6 hrs. a day are required to remove 5000 cubic feet of
earth in 2 days?
(a) 55 (b) 50 (c) 45 (d) 40
(90) A bucket contains mixture of water and milk in a ratio of 4:5. On adding 6 liters of
water the ratio is 6:5. What was the original amount of water?
(a) 18 (b) 20 (c) 15 (d) 12

1 a 16 c 31 c 46 d 61 c 76 c
2 d 17 d 32 b 47 a 62 a 77 a
3 a 18 b 33 c 48 a 63 a 78 a
4 c 19 c 34 a 49 c 64 a 79 c
5 b 20 c 35 d 50 c 65 d 80 d
6 c 21 b 36 a 51 b 66 d 81 b
7 b 22 a 37 a 52 d 67 b 82 d
8 d 23 a 38 a 53 c 68 a 83 a
9 d 24 d 39 c 54 b 69 b 84 c
10 a 25 d 40 b 55 c 70 b 85 b
11 a 26 a 41 a 56 c 71 c 86 b
12 b 27 c 42 d 57 b 72 a 87 d
13 b 28 b 43 d 58 c 73 d 88 b
14 d 29 c 44 b 59 a 74 c 89 c
15 a 30 d 45 a 60 a 75 b 90 d
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(1) In a fort there is enough food sufficient for 1200 men for 10 days. How long the food would
have last for if there would have been 1000 men.
(a) 15 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 20

(2) In a fort there is sufficient food for 1000 men for a month. If 200 more men join arrive in the
fort then how long will food now last?
(a) 20 days (b) 25 days (c) 28 days (d) 36 days

(3) In a fort there is provision for 1000 men for a week. How long will the food now last if 500
additional men are there in the fort?
2
(a) 4 days (b) 4 days (c) 5 days (d) 3 days
3
(4) In a ship the provisions are sufficient for 800 men for 50 days. How long will these be
sufficient for if there would have been 200 more men?
(a) 40 (b) 50 (c) 30 (d) 56

(5) In a fort there is provision for 1800 men for a month. How long will the food last if 300 men
leave the fort for vacation?
(a) 32 days (b) 34 days (c) 36 days (d) 38 days

(6) A sufficient food was provided to 2400 men to last for 15 days. How long will the food last if
600 men do not attend the mess?
(a) 15 days (b) 18 days (c) 20 days (d) 21 days

(7) A food will last 20 days for 1500 men if there are only 1200 men then how long will food now
last?
(a) 20 (b) 24 (c) 25 (d) 30

(8) If 12 members of family spend Rs.850 in 10 days. Then a family of 8 people will spend Rs.340
in how many days?
(a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6 (d) 5

(9) 5kg food is consumed by 50 chickens in 2 days. 60 chickens will consume how much food in 6
days.
(a) 2kg (b) 6kg (c) 15kg (d) 18kg

(10) If 25 men can eat 150 kg of wheat in 30 days then 45 men can eat 450 kg of wheat in how
many days?
(a) 13days (b) 50 days (c) 15 days (d) 18 days
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(11) In a fort there is sufficient food for 600 men for a month. If 400 more men arrive in the fort for
how long the food is sufficient now?
(a) 20 days (b) 18 days (c) 28 days (d) 36 days

(12) 140 pills are sufficient for 10 patients for a week. How long will 200 pills last if there are 30
patients?
1 3
(a) 3 days (b) 8 days (c) 6 days (d) 9 days
3 5

(13) 18 men can eat 20kg of rice in 3 days. How long will 6 men take to eat 40kg of rice?
(a) 20 (b) 18 (c) 32 (d) 20

(14) If 30 men can eat 200 kg of wheat in 10 days then 45 men can eat 400 kg of wheat in how
many days?
(a) 13 days (b) 13.33days (c) 15days (d) 18days

(15) A garrison has provision for 40 days for certain men. If 1/3 of them do not attend the mess
then the food will last for?
(a) 50days (b) 60days (c) 65days (d) 55 days

(16) A garrison has provisions for 27 days for certain number of men. If after 3 days 1/5 of them
deserted then food will last for?
(a) 25days (b) 28days (c) 30days (d) 32days

(17) If 10 members of family spends Rs.850 in ten days. Then a family of 8 people will spend Rs.340
in how many days?
(a) 8days (b) 7days (c) 6days (d) 5days

(18) If 32 cattle can graze a field in 4 days then 24 cattle will graze 2 similar fields in how many
days?
(a) 9.67days (b) 10.67days (c) 11days (d) 12.67days

(19) Four men can eat 10 kg sugar in 2 days. How long will 6 men take to eat 20 kg sugar?
(a) 2.67day (b) 3.67days (c) 2days (d) 3days

(20) 15 cattle can graze a field in 20 days 20 cattle can graze 3 such field, in how many days?
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(a) 30 (b) 45 (c) 60 (d) 50

2
(21) A garrison has provision for 30 days for certain men. If of them do not attend the mess
3
then the food will last for?
(a) 50 days (b) 90 days (c) 65 days (d) 55 days

(22) 300 pills are sufficient for 20 patients for a week. How long will 400 pills last if there are 25
patients?
7
(a) 7 days (b) 8 days (c) 6 3/5 days (d) 9 days
15

(23) In a hospital there are enough injections for 15 days. Originally there were 80 patients but 40
more patients appeared. How many days these injections will be sufficient for now?
(a) 10 (b) 15 (c) 16 (c) 12

(24) 25 men can consume 250kg of wheat in 20 days. 20 men can consume how much wheat in 25
days?
(a) 300 (b) 200 (c) 250 (d) 350

(25) 18 cattle graze a field in 12 days. 6 cattle can graze 3 of such fields in x days. What is x?
(a) 90 (b) 72 (c) 36 (d) 108

(26) A hospital has enough pills to treat 20 patients for 10 days. How long will the pills last if there
are only 15 patients?
(a) 13 days (b) 12 days (c) 13.33 days (d) 12.33 days

(27) 30 men consume a food in 45 days. How long will the same food last if there are 25 men?
(a) 48 days (b) 51 days (c) 54 days (d) 57 days

(28) A certain quantity of food is sufficient for 20 men for 8 days. How long will the food last if
there are 10 men?
(a) 12 days (b) 14 days (c) 16 days (d) 18 days

(29) 30 men consume 12 kg food in 15 days. How long will 25 men take to consume 24 kg of food?
(a) 36 days (b) 32 days (c) 30 days (d) 25 days
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(30) At a ship the food was enough for 50 people. But after 10 days half of the men died due to
some viral disease and the food is sufficient for as long as before. How long the food was
sufficient for them?
(a) 20 days (b) 60 days (c) 70 days (d) 50 days

1 b 6 c 11 b 16 c 21 b 26 c
2 b 7 c 12 a 17 d 22 a 27 c
3 a 8 c 13 b 18 b 23 a 28 c
4 a 9 d 14 b 19 a 24 c 29 a
5 c 10 b 15 b 20 b 25 d 30 a
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(1) If A : B = 1 : 3, B : C = 5 : 7, C : D = 9:7, then A : B : C : D = ?

(a) 15 : 45 : 63 : 49 (b) 15 : 49 : 45 : 63 (c) 45 : 15 : 63 : 49 (d) 49 : 15 : 45 : 63
(2) If 2A = 3B = 4C, then A : B : C = ?
(a) 2 : 3 : 4 (b) 4 : 3 : 2 (c) 6 : 4 : 3 (d) 3 : 4 : 6
3a  5b
(3) If  5 , then a : b = ?
3a  5b
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 3 : 2 (c) 5 : 2 (d) 5 : 3
1 1 1 1
(4) If : :: : , then x  ?
5 x x 1.25
(a) 1.5 (b) 2 (c) 2.5 (d) 3.5
(5) Two numbers are in the ratio of 3 : 5. If each number is increased by 10, the ratio
becomes 5 : 7. The numbers are:
(a) 3 , 5 (b) 7 , 9 (c) 13 , 22 (d) 15 , 25
(6) In a ratio which is equal to 5 : 8, if the antecedent is 40, then the consequent is:
(a) 25 (b) 64 (c) 48 (d) None of these
(7) What must be added to each term of the ratio 7 : 13 so that the ratio becomes 2 : 3?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5
(8) 94 is divided into two parts in such a way that fifth part of the first and eight part of
the second are in the ratio 3 : 4. The first part is:
(a) 27 (b) 30 (c) 36 (d) 48
(9) A sum of money is divided among A, B and C in such a way that A gets one rupee, B
gets 65 paise and C gets 35 paise. If C’s share is Rs.28, the sum is:
(a) Rs 120 (b) Rs 140 (c) Rs 160 (d) Rs 180
(10) A man had some hens and cows. If the number of heads be 48 and the number of
feet equals 140, then the number of hens is:
(a) 22 (b) 23 (c) 24 (d) 26
(11) The ratio of the ages of two students is 3 : 2. One is older than the other by 5 years.
What is the age of the younger student?
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(a) 2 years (b) 2 years (c) 10 years (d) 15 years
2
(12) If x 2 varies directly as y 3 and when x  6, y  3 , then which of the following

relations is true?
(a) 3 x 2  4 y 3 (b) 3 x 2  2 y 3 (c) y 2  2 x 3 (d) y 3  2 x 2

(13) The mean proportional of 234 and 104 is:

(a) 122 (b) 169 (c) 154 (d) None of these
(14) The sum of squares of three numbers which are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4 is 725. What are
these numbers?
(a) 10, 15, 20 (b) 14, 21, 28 (c) 20, 15, 30 (d) 20, 30, 40
(15) If m is proportional to n and m = 5 when n = 4, then what is the value of m when n =
18?
(a) 20 (b) 22.5 (c) 24.5 (d) 26.5
(16) A right cylinder and a right circular cone have the same radius and the same
volume. The ratio of the height of the cylinder to that of the cone is:
(a) 3 : 5 (b) 2 : 5 (c) 3 : 1 (d) 1 : 3
(17) If n sunglass lenses cost p dollars, then how many dollars would q sunglass lenses
cost?
np nq pq n
(a) (b) (c) (d)
q p n pq

(18) A certain pump can drain a full 375-gallon tank in 15 minutes. At this rate, how
many more minutes would it take to drain a full 600-gallon tank?
(a) 9 (b) 15 (c) 18 (d) 24
(19) If Daud paints at the rate of h hours per day, how many houses does he paint in d
days, in terms of h and d?
h d
(a) (b) hd (c) h+ (d) h – d
d 2
(20) Bilal has to type a paper that is p pages long, with each other page containing w
words. If Bilal types an average of x words per minute, how many hours will it take
him to finish the paper?
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wp 60 wp wpx
(a) 60 wpx (b) (c) (d)
60 x x 60
(21) The rate at which a certain balloon travels is inversely proportional to the amount
of weight attached to it. If the balloons travels at 10 inches per second when there is
a 2-gram weight attached to it, approximately how much weight must be attached to
the balloon for it to travel 18 inches per second?
(a) 0.49 gram (b) 1.09 gram (c) 1.1 gram (d) 3.6 gram
(22) In a ship there is enough food sufficient for 1200 men for 10 days. How long the food
would have last for, if there would have been 200 men left the ship?
(a) 20 (b) 15 (c) 12 (d) 10
(23) In a fort the provisions are sufficient for 800 men for 50 days. How long the
provision will be sufficient for if there would have been 200 more?
(a) 56 (b) 50 (c) 40 (d) 30
1
(24) A garrison has provisions for 10 days. At the end of 2 days of the men left the
2
garrison. How long the food will now last?
(a) 12 days (b) 14 days (c) 16 days (d) 18 days
(25) A certain animal in the Zoo has consumed 39 pounds of food in 6 days. If it
continues to eat at same ratio, how many more days will its total consumption be 91
pounds?
(a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 11 (d) 12

1 a 6 b 11 c 16 d 21 c

2 c 7 d 12 a 17 c 22 c

3 c 8 b 13 d 18 a 23 c

4 c 9 c 14 a 19 b 24 c

5 d 10 d 15 b 20 b 25 a
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1. A : B : C
1 3
5 7
21
A : B : C = 5 : 15 : 21 and C : D = 9 : 7 (multiply by )
9
49 49
 C : D = 21:  A : B : C : D = 5 : 15 : 21 :
3 3
 A : B : C : D = 15 : 45 : 63 : 49
A 3 B 4 C 2
2.  ,  , 
B 2 C 3 A 1
A :B : C
3 2 A : B : C = 12 : 8 : 6 = 6 : 4 : 3
4 3
3. 3a  5b  15a  25b  12a  30b  a : b  5: 2
4. Product of mean = Product of extreme
1 1 1 1
    x  2.5
x x 5 1.25
3 x  10 5
5. Let numbers are 3 x,5 x then according to given condition   x5
5 x  10 7
So, numbers are 15 and 25
6. Let consequent is x then 40 : x  5:8  x  64
7. let x be added in each ratio
7 x 2

13  x 3
x 5
x 94  x
8. Let 1st part is x and 2nd part is 94  x then :  3 : 4  x  30
5 8
9. A:B:C  100 : 65: 35  20 :13: 7
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C’s share    sum   sum  Rs. 160
7  13  20
10. Let number of cows  x and numbers of hens  y according to given condition

x  y  48,4 x  2 y  140 solve the equations simultaneously   x, y    22,26 

11. Let 3x is age of older student and 2x is age of younger student then
3x  2 x  5  x  5
Hence, age of younger student is 10 years
4
12. x 2  y 3  x 2  ky 3 then k  when x  6 and y  3
3
4 3
Hence x 2  y  3x 2  4 y 3
3
13. In a : b :: b : c , b is mean proportion Hence, required mean proportion
 104  234  156

Let the numbers are 2 x,3 x and 4 x then,  2 x    3 x    4 x   725  x  5

2 2 2
14.
Thus the numbers are 10, 15 and 20
5 5 5
15. m  n then m  kn and k  when m  5and n  4 since m  n  18   22.5
4 4 4
1 2
16. Volume of cone = r h
3
Volume of cylinder =  r 2 h
1 2 h 1
Then  r h   r 2 h  
3 h 3
17. Lenses Dollars
x q pq
n p  x
p n n
q x
18. Quantity Time
x 600
375 15   x  24 Thus, 24  15  9 minutes.
15 375
600 x
19. Time spent painting one day = h hours
Time spent painting d days = d  h  hd
20. Total words to be typed = wp
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wp
Words typed in one hour = 60 x then, total hours to finish the paper =
60 x
1 k
21. i then i  and k  20 wheni  10, w  2
w w
20 20
Hence i  w  1.1
w 18
22.
Men Days
x 1200
1200 10   x  12
10 1000
1000 x
23.
Men Days
x 800
800 50   x  40
50 1000
1000 x
1 2
24. Food consumed in one day = , food consumed in two days =
10 10
Men Food Days
x 8 1
1 1 10    x  16
10 10 1
1 2
1 2
1 x
2 10
Alternate way:
Men Days
x 1
1 10  2  8   x  16
8 1
2
1
x
2
25.
Food Days
x 91
39 6   x  14 , days required = 14 – 6 = 8
6 39
91 x
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