Practice Ratio Questions and Answers

• The proportion of salaries of Hema, Clement, and Gaurav is 3: 5: 7, respectively, if Gaurav is getting Rs.1140 more from Hema. What is Clement's salary? (I...
• Two numbers are in the ratio 3: 2. If 6 and 5 are subtracted from the first and the second number respectively, the ratio becomes 8: 5. The numbers are:
• Rs. 18,000 is divided among 'X', 'Y', and 'Z' such that one-fourth of X’s share is equal to 20% of Y’s share which is equal to one-sixth of Z’s share...
• A classroom has a ratio of male to female students as 2:3. If 4 male and 6 female students join, the ratio of female to male students becomes 5:3. Find the...
•  If a student distributes sweets in the ratio of 1/2:1/3:1/4:1/5:1/6 among five of his friends A, B, C, D and E, then the total number (minimum) of sweets...
• P gave out 'a' cookies to Q, R, S, and T. The cookies received by Q and S are in a 4:7 ratio, and those received by R and T are in a 2:3 ratio. If R receiv...
• The ratio of the number of cats and dogs in a pet store is 7:3, respectively. If 50% of cats are Siamese and 70% of dogs are Labradors, find the ratio of t...
• The ratio of the number of cars and bikes in a showroom is 8:7, respectively. If 25% of cars are electric and 60% of bikes are sports bikes, find the ratio...
• The ratio of the number of apples and oranges in a fruit market is 5:4, respectively. If 40% of apples are red and 50% of oranges are sour, find the ratio ...
• 120 cookies were distributed among 20 students in a class such that each boy gets 8 cookies and each girl gets 4 cookies. Find the number of boys in the cl...
• Three numbers are in the ratio 2: 3: 5. By adding 7 to each of the numbers then the ratio changes to 3: 4: 6. The smallest number is:
• The third proportional to (4x² – 4y²) and (2x–2y) is:
• The ratio of the ages of A and B is 3:5. If the difference between their ages is 10 years, what is the sum of their ages?
• Ratio of present ages of mother and her son is 24:8 respectively. Father’s present age is 14 years more than that of mother. If the present average age o...
• The ratio of two numbers 'a' and 'b' is 7:4, respectively. Whereas the ratio of 'b' and 'c' is 5:8, respectively. When 15 is added to 'a', it becomes thric...
• The ratio of two numbers 'a' and 'b' is 6:2, respectively. Whereas the ratio of 'b' and 'c' is 10:11, respectively. When 14 is added to 'a', it becomes fou...
• Two numbers are such that the square of one is 224 less than 8 times the square of the other. If the numbers are in the ratio of 3 : 4, find the numbers.
• Rs. 1575 was wrongly divided between ‘X’, ‘Y’, and ‘Z’ in the ratio of 3:4:8, respectively, instead of (1/3):(1/4):(1/8). Amount received by �...
• Rs. 2016 was wrongly divided between ‘P’, ‘Q’, and ‘R’ in the ratio of 6:7:9, respectively, instead of (1/6):(1/7):(1/9). Amount received by �...
• If A: B = 2:3 and B: C = 3:4 find the value of (A+B): (B+C): (C+A). 
• At a birthday party, 160 children attended. They were divided into boys and girls. A total of 1240 candies were distributed. If each boy received 7 candies...
• A solution contains alcohol and water in the ratio 3:2. If 15 liters of water is added to the solution, the ratio becomes 3:5. What was the initial volume ...
• In a class of students, the ratio of boys to girls is 5:3. If 15 boys and 5 girls join the class, the ratio becomes 9: 5. What was the initial number of bo...
• "Pawan distributed a sum of money among 'A', 'B', and C' in the ratio of 8:11:15. Sixty percent of A’s share is 288 less than forty percent of C’s shar...
• A student's scores in four subjects are in the ratio 3:4:5:6. The student achieved an overall average of 72% on the exam. If the maximum possible score for...
• A factory produces three types of products: A, B, and C. Initially, the production ratio of A to B to C is 3:4:5. The total number of products produced ini...
• A company produces three types of products: X, Y, and Z. Initially, the production ratio of X to Y to Z is 5:7:8. The total production of these three produ...
• The respective ratio of incomes of A, B and C is (2x-1): (x+1): 3x. If A gets ₹2400 less than C, then what is the income of B?
• A factory manufactures three types of products: X, Y, and Z. The average production rates are 50  units per hour for product X, 80 units per hour for prod...
• A fruit seller sells apples at a profit of 20% and oranges at a loss of 10%. If the ratio of apples to oranges sold is 3:2 and the overall profit is rupees...
• A box contains red, blue, and green balls in the ratio of 3:4:5. If there are 60 balls in total, how many blue balls are there?
• A school has a total of 600 students. The ratio of boys to girls is 3:5. If 40% of the boys and 20% of the girls participated in a sports event, how many s...
• A, B and C has total 60 toffies with them. A has 25 toffies and the number of toffies with C is 5 less than that with B. How many toffies should be added w...
• In a factory, there are 180 workers comprising both males and females. If 25 male workers are replaced with 25 female workers, the ratio of males to female...
• In an exam, Neha scored 10 marks less than the passing marks while Rahul scored 25 marks more than the passing marks. If the ratio of marks scored by Neha ...
• A school has 600 students. The ratio of boys to girls is 3:2. If 40 new boys join the school, what will be the new ratio of boys to girls in the school?
• Three numbers are in the ratio 4:5:6. If the sum of the largest and smallest numbers is 60 more than the middle number, what is the largest number?
• The ratio of A's income to savings is 25:9, and B's expenditure is 60% of A's total income. If B's expenditure exceeds its savings by Rs. 3500, and A's inc...
• A chemist combines three solutions with active ingredient concentrations of 10%, 20%, and 30% in the ratio 2:3:5. If the total volume of the mixture is 600...
• 'X' settles his bill using bitcoins, with the total bill amounting to Rs. 420. The distribution ratio of 50-silver, 1-gold, and 5-gold bitcoins is 120:25:1...