Practice Ratio and proportion Questions and Answers

• The ratio of number of boys and girls in a factory of 600 workers is 7:3. How many more girls should be joined to make the ratio 1:1?
• What is the ratio whose terms differ by 25 and the measure of which is 2/7?
• What is the ratio whose terms differ by 40 and the measure of which is 3/5?
• What is the ratio whose terms differ by 35 and the measure of which is 4/9?
• What is the ratio whose terms differ by 42 and the measure of which is 3/5?
• What is the ratio whose terms differ by 50 and the measure of which is 5/7?
• 70 percent of first number is equal to 50 percent of the second number. What is the respective ratio of the first number to the second number?
• 90 percent of first number is equal to 50 percent of the second number. What is the respective ratio of the first number to the second number?
• 90 percent of first number is equal to 40 percent of the second number. What is the respective ratio of the first number to the second number?
• 80 percent of first number is equal to 40 percent of the second number. What is the respective ratio of the first number to the second number?
• 80 percent of first number is equal to 70 percent of the second number. What is the respective ratio of the first number to the second number?
• 60 percent of first number is equal to 40 percent of the second number. What is the respective ratio of the first number to the second number?
• 70 percent of first number is equal to 40 percent of the second number. What is the respective ratio of the first number to the second number?
• What must be added to each term of the ratio 3:7 so that it may equal to 5:6?
• What must be added to each term of the ratio 4:7 so that it may equal to 3:4?
• What must be added to each term of the ratio 2:9 so that it may equal to 4:5?
• What must be added to each term of the ratio 4:9 so that it may equal to 3:4?
• What is the fourth proportional to 4, 9, 16?
• What is the fourth proportional to 2, 5, 12?
• What is the fourth proportional to 5, 7, 15?
• What is the fourth proportional to 3, 8, 15?
• What is the fourth proportional to 5, 9, 25?
• What is the mean proportion between 24 and 54?
• What is the mean proportion between 4 and 9?
• What is the mean proportion between 3 and 27?
• What is the mean proportion between 9 and 16?
• What is the mean proportion between 9 and 36?
• Find the third proportional to 12 and 48?
• Find the third proportional to 11 and 33?
• Find the third proportional to 12 and 42?
• Find the third proportional to 13 and 39?
• Find the third proportional to 15 and 30?
• Find the third proportional to 16 and 48?
• The ratio of two numbers is 2:5. If each number is decreased by 4, the ratio becomes 3:8. Find the smaller numbers.
• The ratio of two numbers is 3:5. If each number is decreased by 2, the ratio becomes 5:9. Find the smaller numbers.
• The ratio of two numbers is 3:5. If each number is decreased by 5, the ratio becomes 5:9. Find the smaller numbers.
• The ratio of two numbers is 5:11. If each number is decreased by 2, the ratio becomes 4:9. Find the smaller numbers.
• The ratio of two numbers is 6:7. If each number is decreased by 3, the ratio becomes 9:11. Find the smaller numbers.
• The ratio of two numbers is 6:7. If each number is decreased by 4, the ratio becomes 5:6. Find the smaller numbers.
• The ratio of two numbers is 4:9. If each number is decreased by 4, the ratio becomes 3:7. Find the smaller numbers.