Practice Ratio and proportion Questions and Answers

• Two years ago the ratio of annual salary of three friends P, Q and R is 4 : 3 : 5. Every year since then the salary of P, Q and R increases by 10%, 12% and...
• The ratio of P :Q is 3 : 5 and that of Q : R is 4 : 7. If P equals 2400, then what is the value of R?
• If 3 kg of metal, of which 1/4   is aluminium and the rest is magnesium, be mixed with 5 kg of metal, of which  1/3 is aluminium and the res...
• 50 litres of a mixture of milk and water contains 14 litres more milk than water. 8 litres water is added to it. The ratio of milk to water in the new mixt...
• 120 is divided into two parts in such a way that the sixth part of the first part and the seventh part of the second are in the ratio 5 : 6. How much perce...
• Reena and Priyanka bought a chocolate. Priyanka break the chocolate in two parts and Reena observes that the ratio of length of these two parts is same as ...
• Divide 297 into two parts such that one may be to the other as 2:9. ...
• 84 is divided into two parts in such a way that the fourth part of the first part and the fifth part of the second are in the ratio 1 : 2. The first part i...
• The ratio of P’s to Q’s salary is 5 : 7. If Q’s salary is increased by 35%, his total salary becomes Rs. 52,920. What is the salary of P? ...
• The ratio of the monthly salary of Supriya to that of Mohini is 3 : 5. Supriya and Mohini both save 30% and 42% respectively of their monthly salaries resp...
• A certain amount of money is to be divided among Ramu, Raj and Aman in the ratio of 1: 3: 9 respectively. If the amount received by Aman is Rs 360 more tha...
• The boys and girls in a college are in the ratio 3:2. If 15% of the boys and 25% of the girls are adults, then adults are approximately how much % less tha...
• P and Q together have Rs 2,420. If 8/15 of P’s amount is equal to 4/5 of Q’s amount, how much amount does Q have?
• The ratio of the monthly salary of Supriya to that of Mohini is 3 : 5. Supriya and Mohini both save 30% and 42% respectively of their monthly salaries resp...
• Divide Rs. 2541 among Deepa and Deepak in the ratio (11/8) : (11/6) ?
• The ratio of the number of girls to the number of boys in a school of 990 students is 2 : 7. If 20 boys left the school, find how many new girls may be adm...
• A sum of money is divided in the ratio of 5:9. If the smaller part is 405. Find the larger part.
• A sum of money is divided in the ratio of 2 : 5. If the larger part is 315. Find the smaller part.
• A sum of money is divided in the ratio of 4:9. If the larger part is 153. Find the smaller part.
• A sum of money is divided in the ratio of 5 : 6. If the larger part is 192. Find the smaller part. ...
• A sum of money is divided in the ratio of 5 : 12. If the smaller part is 380. Find the larger part.
• Rs 1215 is divided among 6 men, 5 women and 3 boys so that the share of a man, a woman and a boy may be in the ratio of 5:6:7. What is the share of a woman...
• A stone worth Rs.3800 drops and breaks with weight in the ratio 2:3:5. The price of stone is directly proportional to square of its weight. Find the total ...
• A stone worth Rs.4800 drops and breaks with weight in the ratio 1:3:4. The price of stone is directly proportional to square of its weight. Find the total ...
• A stone worth Rs.5000 drops and breaks with weight in the ratio 1:3:6. The price of stone is directly proportional to square of its weight. Find the total ...
• A box contains the coins of 5p, 10p and 25p are in the ratio 3:4:6. If there is Rs. 82 in all, how many 10p coins are there? 
• Three numbers A, B and C are in the ratio of 10 : 12 : 17. If sum of these numbers is 429, ratio between the difference of B and A and the  difference...
• The sum of three numbers is 178. If the ratio of the first to the second is 2:5 and that of second to the third is 7:8, then find the second number.
• Rs. 23121 are divided between A and B in the ratio 2:7. What is the difference between thrice the share of A and twice the share of B?
• Rs. 23942 are divided between A and B in the ratio 3:7. What is the difference between thrice the share of A and twice the share of B?
• The total number of students in a school is 36580. If the ratio of boys to the girls in the school is 55:63 respectively, then find the total number of gir...
• The total number of students in a school is 20020. If the ratio of boys to the girls in the school is 73:81 respectively, then find the total number of gir...
• The total number of students in a school is 24600. If the ratio of boys to the girls in the school is 75:89 respectively, then find the total number of gir...
• The total number of students in a school is 18644. If the ratio of boys to the girls in the school is 73:85 respectively, then find the total number of gir...
• The total number of students in a school is 20100. If the ratio of boys to the girls in the school is 63:71 respectively, then find the total number of gir...
• If 50% of a certain number is equal to 3/5th of another number, what is the ratio between the numbers?
• If 35% of a certain number is equal to 3/4th of another number, what is the ratio between the numbers?
• If 60% of a certain number is equal to 2/3rd of another number, what is the ratio between the numbers?
• If 60% of a certain number is equal to 2/5th of another number, what is the ratio between the numbers?