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Lecture – 12
RATIO & PROPORTION
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A man spends Rs 8,100 in buying tables at Rs 1,200 and each chair at

(B) 5:7
Rs 300. The ratio of chairs to tables when the maximum number of
Level 01 tables purchased is
(C) 1:2
SOLUTION
Þ Maximum no. of tables can be purchased is 6. (D) 2:1
Þ 1200  6 = Rs 7200, Remaining money = Rs 900
Þ From Rs 900 he can buy 3 chairs costing Rs 300 each.
Þ Hence ratio of chairs to tables = 3:6 = 1:2
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(A) 1:2
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Radhika purchased one dozen bangles. One day she slipped on the
floor. What cannot be the ratio of broken to unbroken bangles? (B) 1:3

(C) 2:3
SOLUTION
Þ Since there are 12 bangles, then the number of broken
to unbroken bangles can not be 2:3, since 5x = (2x + (D) 1:5
3x) can not divide 12.
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In a classroom, three-fourths of the boys are above 160 cm in height, (A) 18

Level 01 and they are 18 in number. Out of the total strength, the boys form
only two-thirds and the rest are girls. The total number of girls in the
(B) 24
class is

SOLUTION (C) 12
Þ Let the number of boys be X.
Þ 18
(D) 20
Þ X =24
Þ If total no. of students is Y, then

Þ Y =36
Þ No. of girls in the class
Þ 36 – 24 = 12
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A person spends one-third of the money with him on clothes, one- (A) 200
Level 01 fifth of the remaining on food. Further he spent one-fourth of the
remaining on travel. Now, he is left with Rs 100. How much did he
(B) 250
have with him in the beginning.

SOLUTION (C) 300

Þ Let the amount in beginning was Rs X.
Þ Money spent on clothes = , Balance = X - = (D) 450
Þ Money spent on food = , Balance = -
Þ Money spent on travel = = Balance = - = =
Þ = 100
Þ X = 250
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The ratio of the age of a man and his wife is 4:3. After 4 years, this ratio (A) 12
Level 02 will be 9:7. If at the time of the marriage, the ratio was 5:3, then how
many years ago they were married ?
(B) 8
SOLUTION
Þ Let man’s age is 4k and wife’s age is 3k. (C) 10
Þ = => 28k + 28 = 27k + 36 => k=8.
Þ Man’s age = 32 years, Wife’s age = 24 years (D) 15
Þ Suppose they were married X years ago
Þ =
Þ 96 – 3x = 120 – 5x
Þ 2x = 24
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On Republic Day sweets were to be equally distributed among 450 (A) 6
Level 02 children. On that day, 150 children remained absent. Thus, each child
got 3 sweets extra. How many sweets did each child get?
(B) 9
SOLUTION
Þ Suppose the no. of sweets is X. (C) 12
Þ Initially each child would be getting =
Þ 150 children remain absent, So 450–150 = 300 (D Can’t be
determined
Þ Now each child will get =
Þ Hence, = + 3
Þ=3
Þ X = 2700, No. of sweets to each child = = 9.
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SOLUTION
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Case 1:
The ratio of P’s and Q’s ages is 5:7. If the
Þ Q – (P + 6) = 2 => Q = P + 8
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difference between the present age of Q and

Þ = P + 8 => 7P = 5P + 40
the age of P six years later hence is 2, then
what is the total of present ages of P and Q (in Þ P = 20, Q = 28
years)? Þ P + Q = 20 + 28 = 48 Years

(A) 52

(B) 56
Case 2:
Þ (P + 6) – Q = 2
(C) 24 ÞP+6- =2
Þ P = 10, Q = 14
(D) Data Inadequate Þ P + Q = 10 + 14 = 24 Years
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Q To win an election, a candidate needs three-fourths of the votes cast. If,
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after two-thirds of the votes have been counted, a candidate has five- (A) 1/8
Level 02 sixths of what he needs, then what part of the remaining ratio does he
still need?
(B) 1/10
SOLUTION
Þ Let total votes X. (C) 1/4
Þ To win a candidate required =
Þ When votes were counted, a candidate has
(D) 3/8
Þ =
Þ Now he needed =
Þ Remaining votes = X - =
Þ Required Ratio = =
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(A) 88
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In a cricket match, Team A scored 232 runs without losing
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a wicket. The score consisted of byes, wides and runs scored by (B) 96

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two opening batsmen: Ram and Shyam. The runs scored by the two
batsmen are 26 times wides. There are 8 more byes than wides. If (C) 102
the ratio of the runs scored by Ram and Shyam is 6:7, then the runs
scored by Ram is
(D) 112

Þ x + 8 + x + 26x = 232
Þ 28x = 232 – 8 = 224
Þ x=8
Þ Ram runs scored = 12x = 96