Practice Ratio Questions and Answers

• 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...
• In a class, the number of students studying English and Math is in the ratio 3:4. If 12 additional students join the Math group, the ratio of students stud...
• A factory manufactures two types of widgets, A and B, in the ratio of 4:5. If the production of widget A rises by 20% while the production of widget B decr...
• In a garden, the ratio of roses to tulips is 2:3. After planting 6 additional roses and 4 additional tulips, the ratio of roses to tulips changes to 3:4. H...
• The speeds of two trains are in the ratio 7:9. If the first train travels 315 km in 3 hours, how far will the second train travel in 5 hours?
• Shivank purchased a total of 630 kg of wheat, rice, and pulses in the ratio 3:2:4, respectively. After selling 70% of the wheat, 40% of the rice, and 40% o...
• Akash distributed a certain amount of money among his three friends in the ratio of 2:3:4. If, instead, he had divided the amount in the ratio of (1/2):(1/...
• Two vessels, A and B, contain mixtures of milk and water in the ratios 11:9 and 13:37, respectively. The quantities of mixtures in A and B are in the ratio...
• 6 liters of milk are removed from a can full of milk and replaced with water. This process is repeated three more times. The ratio of the remaining milk to...
• The ratio of senior to junior employees in the company is 7:5. The ratio of male to female junior employees is 3:2, and the overall ratio of male to female...
• Two friends, A and B, have money in the ratio of 4:3. If A's money decreases by 20% and B's money increases by Rs 35, their amounts become equal. What is t...
• In a town, the ratio of males to females is 5:4. Among the males, 20% are children, and the rest are adults. If the adult male population is 4,500, what is...
• A recipe calls for flour, sugar, and butter in the ratio 4:2:1. If you have 600 grams of flour and decide to use only 40% of it, how much sugar and butter ...
• Pawan gave a total of Rs. 2,82,000 to his 3 friends, 4 uncles, and 2 brothers. Each friend received (3/4) of the share of each uncle, and each brother rece...
• If A:B = 4:5 and C:B = 3:4, then determine the value of (A:B:C) .
• In a mixture of 40 liters, the ratio of milk to water is 5:3. How much milk must be replaced by water so that the new ratio becomes 1:1?
• The ratio of milk to water in a mixture is 5:3. If 16 liters of water is added, the ratio becomes 5:7. Find the initial quantity of milk in the mixture.
• Coins are distributed among Anoop, Bishnu, Chinky, and Danny such that the difference between Chinky’s share and Danny’s share is equal to the differen...
• Two partners, X and Y, invested in a business in the ratio of 5:8. After 5 months, X increased his capital by 25%, and 2 months later, he increased it agai...
• The ratio of the selling prices of two articles, A and B, is 3:4. Article A is sold at a profit of Rs. 540, and article B is sold at a loss of 10%. If the ...