Quantitative Ability

RATIO AND PROPORTION

Concept:
Q. King Bahubali had ordered the distribution of apples according to the following plan: For
every 20 apples the elephant gets, the zebra should get 13 apples and the deer should get 8
apples. Now his servant Kattappa is in a fix. Can you help him by telling how much should he
give to the elephant if there were 820 apples in total?
A. 140
B. 160
C. 200
D. 400
Q. Weights of three people are in the ratio 4:5:13 respectively and difference in weight
between the third and the first person is 45kg. What is the sum of weights of the second
and third person?
A. 90kgs
B. 80kgs
C. 85kgs
D. 75kgs
Q. If Rs.23,000 be divided into three parts, proportional to 1/2: 2/3: 3/4, then the first part
is
a) 6000
b) 1000
c) 9000
d) 5000
Q. If a: b = 2: 5 then find (2a+b): (a+5b)
a) 9 : 25
b) 1 : 3
c) 2 : 5
d) 4 : 25
Q. Two numbers are in the ratio of 7:9, if 12 is subtracted from each of them, the ratio
becomes 3:5 .what is the product of the numbers?
a) 567
b) 343
c) 657
d) 546
Q. Two numbers are in the ratio of 5:3 , if 6 is subtracted from each of them, the ratio
becomes 2: 1 .what are the numbers?
Q. In a mixture 60 liters, the ratio of milk and water 2: 1. If this ratio is to be 1: 2, then the
quantity of water to be further added is:
a) 20lits
b) 30lits
c) 25lits
d) 60lits
Q. A bag contains Rs.102 in the form of 1 rupee, 50 paise and 10 paise coins in the ratio of 3:
4: 10. What is the number of 10 paise coins?
a) 170
b) 160
c) 68
d) none of these
Q. A bag contains rupee, fifty paise, twenty five paise coins whose values are in the ratio of
4: 5: 6. If the total amount is 760, find the number of 50 paise coins?
a) 80
b) 400
c) 475
d) 280
Q. If a cartoon containing a dozen mirrors is dropped, which of the following cannot be the
ratio of broken mirrors to unbroken mirrors?
a) 4 :2
b) 3:1
c)3:2
d)7:5
Proportion:
Q. The sum of three numbers is 210.If the ratio between the first and second number be 2:3
and that between the second and third be 4:5, then the difference between first and third
number ?
A. 21
B. 35
C. 42
D. 56
Q. Find the fourth proportion of 8, 9 and 144?
a) 72
b) 112
c) 162
d) none of these
Q. What is the mean proportional (MP) between the MPs of (2/7 & 32/343) and (2 &
1/5000)
A. 2/175
B. 3/35
C. 4/35
D. 2/35
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