Practice Ratio and proportion Questions and Answers

• Marks scored by A and B in a test are in the ratio 12:5 respectively. If B had scored 5 more marks, then marks scored by A would be 20% more than that of B...
• Naresh, Dinesh, and Ramesh became partners in a business by investing money in the ratio of 3: 6: 8. If their investments are increased by 5%, 15%, and 20%...
• The cost of a piece of diamond varies with the square of its weight. A diamond of Rs.6,084 value is cut into 3 pieces whose weights are in the ratio 3: 2: ...
• A, B, and C made certain investments and the ratio of their time periods is 3: 2: 7 respectively. The ratio of A, B, and C profits is 4: 3: 14 respectively...
• A, B, and C invested capital in the ratio 3: 4: 8. At the end of the business period, they received profits in the ratio 2: 3: 5. What is the ratio of thei...
• A starts a business with Rs. 75,000 and B joins the business 5 months later with an investment of Rs. 80,000. After 1 year, they earn a profit of Rs. 4,08,...
• If P: Q = 4: 5 and Q: R = 5: 7, then find the value of (P + Q): (Q + R): (R + P).
• The ratio of speeds of A and B is 3:4 and A takes 15 minutes more than B to reach the destination, how many hours will Be to reach the same place?
• If p: q =1:3, q: r =2:1, r: s = 1:2, s: t =3:1 and t: u =1:4 then value of (p q r/s t u)3 =?
• If a/b =c/d =e/f =2/3 Then (2a2-3c2+4e2)/ (2b2-3d2+4f2) =?
• 40 liters of milk are kept in a container. 10 liters were removed and replaced with water. This procedure was performed two more times. How much milk does ...
• The ratio of income of A, B, C is 7:9:12 and the ratio of expenditure is 8:9:15. If A saves 1/4 of his income, then what will be the ratio of their savings...
• There is a mixture of 63 liters of apple juice and water in a vessel. The ratio of apple juice to water is 3:4. If 14 liters of the mixture is taken out an...
• There is a mixture of 70 liters of apple juice and water in a vessel. The ratio of apple juice to water is 3:4. If 21 liters of the mixture is taken out an...
• A bag contains coins of Rs 1, 50p, and 25p and the ratio of the number of coins is 6:15:16. If the total value of all the coins is Rs 1050 then what will b...
• A bag contains coins of Rs 1, 50p, and 25p and the ratio of the number of coins is 6:15:16. If the total value of all the coins is Rs 1050 then what will b...
• A bag contains coins of Rs 1, 50p, and 25p and the ratio of the number of coins is 16:9:28 If the total value of all the coins is Rs 550 then what will be ...
• A bag contains coins of Rs 1, 50p, and 25p and the ratio of their values is 15: 12: 7. If there are a total of 1340 coins then what will be the total numbe...
• There are 56 rupees in a box which contains coins of 1 rupee, 50 paise, and 25 paise. If the number of 50 paise coins is 2 times the number of 25 paise coi...
• There are 70 rupees in a box which contains coins of 1 rupee, 50 paise, and 25 paise. If the number of 50 paise coins is 2 times the number of 25 paise coi...
• There are 108 rupees in a box which contains coins of 1 rupee, 50 paise, and 25 paise. If the number of 50 paise coins is 3 times the number of 25 paise co...
• The ratio of land and water on the entire Earth is 1:2. If this ratio is 1:4 in the Northern Hemisphere, then what will be this ratio in the Southern Hemis...
• The ratio of heartbreak to emotions is 2:3:4:5 The price of heart is inversely proportional to the square of emotions. If there is a loss of Rs 1420 due to...
• There are some assistants and officers in an office, if 12 assistants leave then there are 2 officers for each assistant. After this again 36 officers go a...
• A vessel contains some milk .6 liter of the milk was taken out of the vessel and replaced with 6 liter of water and again 6 liter of mixture was taken out ...
• Two containers have mixtures of milk and water, respectively, in the ratio 3:2 and 6:5 in what ratio should the contents be mixed so that the ratio of milk...
• Population of a town is 1,20,000. If number of the male increase by 7% and Females increase by 10% then the population of town would increase by 9.5 %. Fin...
• If the income of a family decrease by 6% and expenditure decrease by 8%, and its saving increases by 4%. Find the ratio of income and expenditure of that f...
• A student bought 10 pencils and 8 pens at Rs 150. He sells pencil at 4%profit and pen at 7%profit. Overall, he gains Rs 9 Find the cost price of each penci...
• A seller sells 2 watches at 8%and 15% discount each. Total marked price of both the items are Rs 2100. Find the difference between marked price of both the...
• In a company with 600 employees, the average age of male employees is 42 years and that of female employees is 41 years. If the average age of all the empl...
• Average run per wicket of a bowler is 11.5. In his next innings bowler took 5 wickets and conceded 40 runs, thereby he reduced his bowling average by 0.5. ...
• Population of a town is 1,02,000. If number of the male increase by 7% and Females increase by 10% then the population of town would increase by 9.5 %. Fin...
• If the income of a family decrease by 5% and expenditure decrease by 7%, and its saving increases by 3%. Find the ratio of income and expenditure of that f...
• Harsh is having Rs 40000. He deposited it in 2 banks. Interest given by first bank is 10.5%per annum and that of 2nd bank is 5.5%per annum. If at the end o...
• In a company with 800 employees, the average age of male employees is 42 years and that of female employees is 41 years. If the average age of all the empl...
• Average run per wicket of a bowler is 11.5. In his next innings bowler took 6 wickets and conceded 48 runs, thereby he reduced his bowling average by 1.5. ...
• A right triangle ABC with sides 5 cm ,12cm and 13cm is revolved about the side 12 cm. What is the volume of the solid so obtained?
• In a coaching institute, there are 80 mathematics teachers, 60 English teachers, 100 physics teachers, and 40 chemistry teachers. The ratio of male to fema...
• If the number of coins in purse A and purse B is in the ratio 4:5, and the number of coins in purse C to purse D is in the ratio 3:4. Additionally, the num...