11.
If the compound ratio of [(3a + 2b) : 3] and [1
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1. If a : b = 2 : 3 and b : c = 5 : 7, find the value
of a : b : c ?
2. What is the sub-duplicate ratio of 16 : 25.
3. Divide Rs.1024 in the ratio 9 : 7?
4. If the compound ratio of [(3a + 2b) : 3] and [1
: (3a + b)] is 1 : 2, find the ratio a : b.
5. Two numbers A and B are such that the sum
of 5% of A and 4% of B is two-third of the
sum of 6% of A and 8% of B. Find the ratio
of A : B is
6. In a certain school, the ratio of boys to girls is
7 : 5. If there are 2400 students in the school,
then how many girls are there?
7. Three numbers A, B and C are in the ratio of
12 : 15 : 25. If sum of these numbers is 312,
ratio between the difference of B and A and
the difference of C and B is –
8. The ratio of Nicotine to Heroine in four types
of drugs of equal quantity is 2 : 3, 3 : 7, 4: 11
and 11 :9 respectively. The four drugs are
mixed together. What is the ratio of Nicotine
to Heroine after mixing?
9. Out of three positive numbers, the ratio of the
first and the second numbers is 3 : 4 that of
the second and the third numbers is 5 : 6 if
the product of the second and the third
numbers is 4320. What is the sum of three
numbers?
10. The cost price of 2 shirts and 3 jeans is Rs.
2200 and the cost price of 2 jeans and 4 shirts
is Rs. 2400. Find the ratio between the cost
price of the jeans and the shirt.
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: (3a + b)] is 1 : 2, find the ratio a : b.
12. If the compound ratio of [(3a + 2b) : 3] and [1
: (3a + b)] is 1 : 2, find the ratio a : b.
13. If the compound ratio of [(3a + 2b) : 3] and [1
: (3a + b)] is 1 : 2, find the ratio a : b.
14. A bag contains certain number of coins of
different denominations. The ratio of the
number of Rs. 1 coins to Rs. 2 coins is 5 : 7,
respectively and the ratio of number of Rs. 2
coins to Rs. 5 coins is 7 : 6 respectively. Find
the total value of the Rs. 5 coins, if the total
value of the Rs. 1 coins in the bag is Rs. 15.
15. A sum of money is to be distributed among P,
Q, R, and S in the proportion 2:5:6:7, If R
gets Rs.500 more than S. What is P’s share?
16. The salaries of A, B and C are in the ratio
5:3:2. If the increments of 20%,10%, and
20% are allowed in their salaries, then what
will be the new ratio of their salaries?
17. The income of A, B and C are in the ratio 7:
9: 12 and their expenditure are in the ratio 8
: 9 : 15. If a saves 1/4 of his income. Find the
ratio of savings of A, B and C
18. A journey of 96 km performed by bus, train
and car in that order, the distance covered by
the three ways in that order, the distance
covered by the three ways in that order are in
the ratio of 8:1: 3 and charges per kilometer
in that order are in the ratio of 8 : 1 : 4. If the
bus charges being Rs 48/km, the total cost of
journey is:
19. 20 litre mixture of milk and water contains
milk and water in the ratio 3 : 2. 10 litres of
the mixture is removed and replaced with
pure milk and the operation is repeated once
more. At the end of the two removal and
replacement, what is the ratio of milk and
water in the resultant mixture?

20. A shopkeeper deals in milk and 45 litre
mixture is to be distributed in Milk & Water
in the ratio of 4 : 1. If 4 litre milk & 3 litre
water will be added in the mixture then what
will be the new ratio of water and milk?
21. In a mixture, the ratio of the alchohol and
water is 6 : 5. When 22 litre mixture are
replaced by water, the ratio becomes 9 : 13.
Find the quantity of water after replacement
22. . A mixture contains alcohol and water in
the ratio 4 : 3. If 5 litres of water is added
to the mixture, the ratio becomes 4:5.
Find the quantity of alcohol in the given
mixture.
23. The quantity of mixture in two containers is
34 liter and 68 liter and the ratio of milk and
water is 2:3 and 1:2 respectively . if both
container are mixed together then find ratio
of milk and water in resulting mixture.
24. The quantity of mixture in two containers is
45 liter and 135 liter and the ratio of milk
and water is 2:1 and 1:2 respectively . if both
container are mixed together then find ratio
of milk and water in resulting mixture.
25. The cost of diamond varies directly as
the square of its weight. Once, this
diamond broke into four pieces with
weights in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 : 4. When the
pieces were sold, the merchant got
Rs.70,000 less. Find the original price of
the diamond.
26. Total salary of A, B & C is Rs.350. If they
spend 75%, 80% & 56% of their salaries
respectively their savings are as 10 : 12
: 33. Find the salary of C?
27. Rs.432 is divided among three
workers A, B and C such that 8 times
A's share is equal to 12 times B's share
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which is equal to 6 times C's share.
How much did A get?
28. The monthly incomes of A and B are
in the ratio 4 : 5, their expenses are in
the ratio 5 : 6. If 'A' saves Rs.25 per
month and 'B' saves Rs.50 per month,
what are their respective incomes?
29. The proportion of milk and water in 3
samples is 2 : 1, 3 : 2 and 5 : 3. A
mixture comprising equal quantities
of all 3 samples is made. The
proportion of milk and water in the
mixture is
30. The monthly salaries of two persons
are in the ratio of 4 : 7. If each
receives an increase of Rs.25 in the
salary, the ratio is altered to 3 : 5.
Find their respective salaries.
31. The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 5
: 3. The class has 16 more boys than
girls. How many girls are there in the
class?
32. Ratio of number of boys to the number
of girls in a school of 432 students is
5 : 4. When some new boys and girls
are admitted, the number of boys
increased by 12 and the ratio of boys
to girls changed to 7 : 6. The number
of new girls admitted is,
33. If by increasing the price of a ticket in
the ratio 8 : 11 the number of tickets
sold falls in the ratio 23 : 21 then what
is the increase in revenue if revenue
before increase in price of ticket were
Rs.36800?