Ratio & Proportion

Ratio– The comparative relation between two amounts/quantities of same

type is called ratio.
The ratio of two amounts is equal to a fraction. It shows how much less or
more time an amount is in comparison to another.
Ratio always occurs between same units, as –Rupees: Rupees, kg: kg, Hour:
Hour, Second: Second etc.
Let an amount be x and another is y, then, the ratio between them is x : y or x
÷ y.
In ratio 1st number i.e., ‘x’ is called “antecedent”. And 2nd number i.e., ‘y’ is
called “consequent”.
If a:b :: c:d, then a and d are called extremes and b and c are called means.
\ Product of extremes = Product of means. i.e., ad = bc

Proportion: When two ratios are equal to each other, then they are called
proportional as a:b = c:d, then, a, b, c and d are in proportion.
or, a:b :: c:d
E.g. 2:5 = 6 : 15, then we write 2:5 :: 6:15

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 CLASS PRACTICE

1. If a : b = 7 : 9 and b : c=15 : 7, then what is a : c?

a) 5:3 b) 3:5 c) 7:12 d) 7:15

2. If m : n = 3 : 2, then (4m + 5n) :(4m – 5n) is equal to :

a) 4:9 b) 9:4 c) 11:1 d) 9:1

3. If A : B = 3 : 4, B : C = 5 : 7 and C : D = 8 : 9 then A : D is equal to

a) 3:7 b) 7:3 c) 21:10 d) 10:21

4. If a, b, c are three numbers such that a : b = 3 : 4 and b : c = 8 : 9, then a : c is equal to

a) 1:3 b) 2:3 c) 3:2 d) 1:2

5. The ratio of A to B is 4 : 5 and that of B to C is 2 : 3. If A equals 800, C equals

a) 1000 b) 1200 c) 1500 d) 2000

6. If A : B = 2 : 3 and B : C = 4 : 5, then A : B : C is
a) [Link] b) [Link] c) [Link] d) [Link]

7. If two times of A is equal to three times of B and also equal to four times of C, then A : B : C is
a) [Link] b) [Link] c) [Link] d) [Link]

8. If A : B = 2 : 3, B : C = 2 : 4 and C : D = 2 : 5, then A : D is equal to :

a) 2:15 b) 2:5 c) 1:5 d) 3:5

9. If a : b : c = 3 : 4 : 7, then the ratio (a + b + c) : c is equal to

a) 2:1 b) 14:3 c) 7:2 d) 1:2

10. If A and B are in the ratio 3 : 4, and B and C in the ratio 12 : 13, then A and C will be in the ratio
a) 3:13 b) 9:13 c) 36:13 d) 13:9

11. If 1000 is divided between A and B in the ratio 3 : 2, then A will receive
(a) 400 (b) 500 (c) 600 (d) 800

12. If 3x = 5y = 4z, then x : y : z is equal to

(a) [Link] (b) [Link] (c) [Link] (d) [Link]

13. If A : B = 3 : 4 and B : C = 6 : 5, then A : (A + C) is equal to

(a) 9:10 (b) 10:9 (c) 9:19 (d) 19:9

14. If two-third of A is four-fifth of B, then A : B = ?

(a) 5:6 (b) 6:5 (c) 10:9 (d) 9:10

15. 33,630 are divided among A, B and C in such a manner that the ratio of the amount of A to that
of B is 3 : 7 and the ratio of the amount of B to that of C is 6 : 5. The amount of money received by B
is
(a) 14,868 (b) 16,257 (c) 13,290 (d) 12,390

16. Marks of two candidates P and Q are in the ratio of 2 : 5. If the marks of P is 120, marks of Q will
be
(a) 120 (b) 240 (c) 300 (d) 360

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17. There are three numbers A, B, C such that twice A is equal to thrice B and four times B is equal to
five times C. Then the ratio between A and C is
(a) 3:4 (b) 8:15 (c) 15:8 (d) 4:3

18. The ratio of the length of a school ground to its width is 5 : 2. If the width is 40 m, then the
length is
(a) 200 m (b) 100 m (c) 50 m (d) 80 m

19. The ratio of two numbers is 3 : 8 and their difference is 115. The smaller of the two numbers is :
(a) 184 (b) 194 (c) 69 (d) 59

20. Four numbers are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 : 4. Their sum is 16. The sum of the first and fourth number
is equal to :
(a) 5 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 80

21. The sum of two numbers is 40 and their difference is 4. The ratio of the numbers is :
(a) 21:19 (b) 22:9 (c) 11:9 (d) 11:18

22. The ratio of two numbers is 10 : 7 and their difference is 105. The sum of these numbers is
(a) 595 (b) 805 (c) 1190 (d) 1610

23. The sum of three numbers is 116. The ratio of second to the third is 9 : 16 and the first to the
third is 1 : 4. The second number is
(a) 30 (b) 32 (c) 34 (d) 36

24. The sum of three numbers is 98. If the ratio of the first to the second is 2 : 3 and that of the
second to the third is 5 : 8, then the second number is
(a) 49 (b) 48 (c) 30 (d) 20

25. Two numbers are in the ratio 1 :3. If their sum is 240, then their difference is
(a) 120 (b) 108 (c) 100 (d) 96

26. If one fourth of A, one third of B and half of C are equal, then what is the ratio of A, B and C?
(a) [Link] (b) [Link] (c) [Link] (d) [Link]

27. Shekhar and Suman have money in the ratio of 7:11, whereas Suman and Jitendra have money in
the ratio of 4:9. What is the ratio of money Shekhar, Suman and Jitendra have?
(a) [Link] (b) [Link] (c) [Link] (d) [Link]

28. If P:Q=2:3; Q:R=6:7 and R:S=14:15. Find the value of P:S?

(a) 7:15 (b) 7:12 (c) 8:15 (d) 8:21

29. Four number A, B, C and D are such that, 5 times of A, 2 times of B, 3 times of C and 4 times of D
are equal. What is the ratio of [Link]?
(a) [Link] (b) [Link] (c) [Link] (d) [Link]

30. Three number A, Band C are such that 6 times of A is equal to 3 times of B, and 4 times of B is
equal to 5 times of C. what is the ratio of [Link]?
(a) [Link] (b) [Link] (c) [Link] (d) [Link]

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31. In a college the ratio of boys to girls is 7:8. If the number of girls is 736, what is the number of
boys?
(a) 684 (b) 624 (c) 644 (d) 694

32. 60% production of one employee is equal to 80% production of another employee. If the second
employee produces 393 pens. How many pens are produced by first employee?
a. 564 b. 524 c. 520 d. 540

33. Ratio of English, Hindi and Urdu books in a library is [Link]. If number of books of Urdu are 686
how many books are available in the library?
a. 3015 b. 2925 c. 2584 d. 2842

34. Salary of Ramesh, Suresh and Mahesh is in the ratio of [Link]. If the sum of Ramesh and Mahesh
salary is 28, 200 rs. What is the sum of Suresh and Mahesh salary?
a. 32250 rs. b. 34180 rs. c. 35225 rs d. 38775 rs

35. Madhuri and Rekha have 2128 rs.. if 9/16th part of Madhuri is equal to ¾ th part of Rekha, what
is the share of Madhuri?
a. 1280 rs. b. 1250 rs. c. 1216 rs. d. 1236 rs.

36. There are 96 marbles in a box. Some marbles are broken due to the fall of box. Which among the
following ratio can represent the ratio of the broken an unbroken marble?
a. 3:11 b. 7:3 c. 5:3 d. 5:4

37. In a bag note of rs. 50, 20 and 10 are in the ratio of [Link]. If there is 620 rs in the bag, how many
notes of 20 rs. Are there in the bag?
a. 12 b. 10 c. 8 d. 6

38. In a bag note of rs. 20, 10 and 5 are in the ratio of [Link]. If there is 360 rs in the bag, how many
notes of 20 rs. Are there in the bag?
a. 12 b. 10 c. 8 d. 6
39. In a bag, there are coins of 25 p, 10 p and 5 p in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 3. If there is Rs. 30 in all, how
many 5 p coins are there?
a. 50 b. 100 c. 150 d. 200

40. If 2/7 of one number is equal to ½ of another number. What is the ratio of the number?
(a) 7:4 (b) 7:3 (c) 10:7 (d) 12:7

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Proportion
41. What is the third proportionate of 9 & 12?
a. 16 b. 24 c. 27 d. 30

42. The fourth proportional to 5, 8, 15 is:

a. 18 b. 24 c. 19 d. 20

43. If 0.75: x :: 5 : 8, then x is equal to:

a. 1.12 b. 1.2 c. 1.25 d. 1.30

44. The third proportional to 0.8 and 0.2 is :

a. 0.05 b. 0.8 c. 0.4 d. 0.032

45. The fourth proportional to 0.12, 0.21, 8 is :

a. 8.9 b. 56 c. 14 d. 17

46. Find the mean proportional between 5 & 45

a. 12 b. 10 c. 50 d. 15

47. Find the mean proportional between 0.25 and 6.25

a. 1.50 b. 1.25 c. 1.75 d. 2.25

48. Find the middle proportionate of (𝑥 + 𝑦)2 and (𝑥 − 𝑦)2

a. X(x+y) b. 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 c. 𝑥 2 - 𝑦 2 d. Y(x-y)

49. A : 0.06 :: 0.9 : 0.3, Find the value of A?

a. 0.9 b. 0.27 c. 0.81 d. 0.18

50. 2 : 3 :: 8 : ?
a. 10 b. 6 c. 12 d. 16

ANSWERS

1 (A) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 7 (D) 8 (A) 9 (A) 10 (B)
11(C) 12 (B) 13 (C) 14 (B) 15 (A) 16 (C) 17(C) 18 (B) 19(C) 20 (B)
21 (C) 22 (A) 23 (D) 24 (C) 25 (A) 26(B) 27 (A) 28 (C) 29 (A) 30 (C)
31 (C) 32 (B) 33 (D) 34 (D) 35 (C) 36 (C) 37 (D) 38 (A) 39 (C) 40 (A)
41 (A) 42 (B) 43 (B) 44 (A) 45 (C) 46 (D) 47 (B) 48 (C) 49 (D) 50 (C)

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