TARGET CAT 2024

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QUANT - I

Ratio & Proportion 1

Lecture No.- 03

By- VINIT KAKRIYA SIR

Recap of Previous Lecture :
 Recap of Previous Lecture :

(1) Finding ‘Percentage’ from ‘Actual Data’

(2) Finding ‘Actual Data’ from ‘Percentage’ (Assumption Approach)

(3) Successive Percentage

(4) Percent Increase or Percent Decrease or Percent Change or Percent Error

 to be covered
1) Percentage – CAT PYQs

2) Meaning & Concept of Ratio

3) Application of Ratio

4) Problems for Practice with CAT PYQs

QUESTION- 1 (Homework of Previous Class)

#Q. The income of Amala is 20% more than that of Bimala and 20% less than that of
Kamala. If Kamala's income goes down by 4% and Bimala's goes up by 10%, then the
percentage by which Kamala's income would exceed Bimala's is nearest to
[CAT 2019 : Slot 1]

A 28

B 29

C 31

D 32
QUESTION- 2

#Q. In a group of people, 28% of the members are young while the rest are old. If 65%
of the members are literates, and 25% of the literates are young, then the percentage
of old people among the illiterates is nearest to [CAT 2020 : Slot 1]

A 59

B 62

C 66

D 55
QUESTION- 3

#Q. The total of male and female populations in a city increased by 25% from 1970 to
1980. During the same period, the male population increased by 40% while the female
population increased by 20%. From 1980 to 1990, the female population increased by
25%. In 1990, if the female population is twice the male population, then the
percentage increase in the total of male and female populations in the city from 1970
to 1990 is [CAT 2021 : Slot 3]
A 68.75

B 68.50

C 68.25

D 69.25
QUESTION- 4

#Q. Identical chocolate pieces are sold in boxes of two sizes, small and large. The
large box is sold for twice the price of the small box. If the selling price per gram of
chocolate in the large box is 12% less than that in the small box, then the percentage
by which the weight of chocolate in the large box exceeds that in the small box is
nearest to [CAT 2021 : Slot 1]

A 127

B 135

C 124

D 144
QUESTION- 5

#Q. In May, John bought the same amount of rice and the same amount of wheat as he
had bought in April, but spent 150 more due to price increase of rice and wheat by
20% and 12%, respectively. If John had spent 450 on rice in April, then how much did
he spend on wheat in May? [CAT 2020 : Slot 2]

A 590

B 580

C 560

D 570
Ratio & Proportion
Meaning & Concept of Ratio :
Meaning & Concept of Ratio :
 Application of Ratio :

1) Divide Rs. 1296 in three parts, having ratio 7 : 4 : 1

 Application of Ratio :

1 1 1
2) Divide Rs. 1331 in three parts, having ratio : :
5 10 15
 Application of Ratio :

3) If A : B = 7 : 8 & B : C = 5 : 3, then find A : C

QUESTION- 1

#Q. The sum of three numbers is 126. If the ratio between 1st and 2nd be 3 : 4 and that
between 2nd and 3rd be 5 : 7. Find the first number

A 20

B 25

C 30

D 35
QUESTION- 2

#Q. P, Q and R are three cities. The ratio of average temperature between P and Q is
11 : 12 and that between P and R is 9 : 8. The ratio between the average temperature
of Q and R is

A 22 : 27

B 27 : 22

C 32 : 33

D None of these
QUESTION- 3

#Q. According to a will, a property worth Rs. 345 lakh was divided among three
1 1 1
beneficiaries in the ratio : : . Find the largest share.
3 18 27

A Rs. 180 lakh

B Rs. 280 lakh

C Rs. 45 lakh

D Rs. 270 lakh

QUESTION- 4

#Q. Vinay got thrice as many marks in Maths as in English. The proportion of his
marks in Maths and History is 4:3. If his total marks in Maths, English and History are
250, what are his marks in English?

A 120

B 90

C 40

D 80
QUESTION- 5

#Q. In a box of mangoes, the ratio of rotten mangoes non-rotten mangoes is 2 : 3.

There are two qualities of mangoes i.e., A1 and A2. Among non-rotten mangoes, the
ratio of A1 quality mangoes to A2 quality mangoes is 2 : 3. Find the ratio of rotten
mangoes to A2 quality non-rotten mangoes.

A 2:3

B 3:2

C 9 : 10

D 10 : 9
QUESTION- 6

#Q. A melon is cut into two pieces in the ratio of 5 : 6 by weight. The bigger of the
two is further cut in the ratio of 6 : 7 by weight. Find the ratio of each of the three
pieces.

A 65 : 36 : 42

B 65 : 78 : 42

C 65 : 78 : 36

D None of these
QUESTION- 7

#Q. The salary of A, B, C are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5. If the increment of 15%, 10% and
20% are allowed respectively in their salaries, then what will be the new ratio of
their salaries?

A 3 : 3 : 10

B 10 : 11 : 20

C 23 : 33 : 60

D Cannot be determined
QUESTION- 8

#Q. Divide 150 into three parts such that the first part is 15 more than the second
and the ratio between 1st and 3rd is 2 : 7, then find the value of second part.
QUESTION- 9

#Q. The sum of the ages of the 4 members of Jain family is 143 years. 6 years ago the
ages of the 4 members Amit, Aman, Mrs. Jain and Mr. Jain were in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 5 : 7.
After how many years would Aman be as old as the present age of his Father ?

A 10 years

B 17 years

C 30 years

D 28 years
QUESTION- 10

#Q. In a company, 20% of the employees work in the manufacturing department. If the
total salary obtained by all the manufacturing employees is one-sixth of the total salary
obtained by all the employees in the company, then the ratio of the average salary
obtained by the manufacturing employees to the average salary obtained by the non-
manufacturing employees is [CAT 2023 : Slot 2]
A 4:5

B 5:6

C 5:4

D 6:5
QUESTION- 11

#Q. Ratio of boys to the girls in a class is 6 : 7. Which of the following cannot be the
number of students in the class ?

A 26

B 52

C 104

D 67
QUESTION- 12

#Q. Pinky is standing in a queue at a ticket counter. Suppose the ratio of the number of
persons standing ahead of Pinky to the number of persons standing behind her in the
queue is 3 : 5. If the total number of persons in the queue is less than 300, then the
maximum possible number of persons standing ahead of Pinky is [TITA]
[CAT 2022 : Slot 1]
 2 Mins Summary

1) Percentage – CAT PYQs

2) Meaning & Concept of Ratio

3) Application of Ratio

4) Problems for Practice with CAT PYQs

Thank
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