Chapter 4 : Application of Ratio Proportion and Percentage
Ratio, proportion, and percentage play significant roles in everyday life,
influencing various decisions and calculations.
A) Budgeting and Finance
Budgeting: Individuals use percentages to allocate portions of their income to
savings, expenses, and investments.
Interest Rates: Understanding ratios helps in comparing loan offers and calculating
interest payments.
Questions :
1. The ratio of monthly income to the savings in a family is 5 : 4 If the savings be $9000,
find the income and the expenses. [11250, 2250]
2. In a library the ratio of English books to Math books, is the same as the ratio of Math
books to Science book. If there are 1200 books on English and 1800 books on Math, find
the number of Science books. [2700]
3. Find the first term, if second, third and fourth terms are 21, 80, 120 [14]
4. Find the mean term, if the other two terms of a continued proportion are 15 and 60.[30]
5. The annual incomes of Amit and Veeru are in the ratio 3: 2, while the ratio of their
expenditure is 5 : 3. If at the end of the year, each saves ₹ 1,000, the annual income of
Amit is? [6000]
6. Rs.99,000 is to be divided between A, B and C. The ratio of the share of A and B is 3:
[Link] share of B is 5/7th the share of C. What is the difference between shares of A and
C? [34000]
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7. The monthly incomes of two persons are in the ratio of 4: 5 and their monthly
expenditures are in the ratio of 7: 9. If each saves 50 a month, then what are their
monthly incomes? [400, 500]
8. Gajodhar and Manohar’s salary ratio was 3: 4 one year ago. The ratio of their
individual salaries between last year’s and this year’s salaries are 4: 5 and 2 : 3
respectively. At present the total of their salary is 4160. The present salary of Gajodhar
is? [1600]
9. 4 years ago, the ratio of the age of two friends Virat and Dinesh was 3: 1. Their present
ages differ by 4 years. Find the average of their ages, after 2 years? [10 years]
10. The ratio between the percentage value of X part of Revati’s daily wages which is Rs
300 and 22.5% of Janki’s daily wages is 2:1. If X% of Janki’s daily wages is equal to Rs.
60, then find the value of X. [30]
11. A borrowed Rs. 5000 from B at simple interest. After 4 years, B received Rs. 1000
more than the amount given to A on loan. The rate of interest was:
(a) 5%
(b) 25%
(c) 20%
(d) 4%
(e) None of these
12. A man deposits Rs. 4000 in a bank at 15% per annum and Rs. 6000 in another bank
at 16% per annum. Find the rate of interest for the whole sum.
(a) 15.86%
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(b) 31%
(c) 14.6%
(d) 15.6%
(e) None of these
13. What annual payment will discharge a debt of Rs. 9270 due 3 years hence at the rate
of 3% simple interest ?
(a) Rs. 3000
(b) Rs. 2000
(c) Rs. 2500
(d) Rs. 3500
(e) None of these
14. Rs. 1,200 amounts to Rs. 1,632 in 4 years at a certain rate of simple interest. If the
rate of interest is increased by 1%, it would amount to how much ?
(a) Rs. 1635
(b) Rs. 1644
(c) Rs. 1670
(d) Rs. 1680
(e) None of these
15. Rs. 7930 is so divided into three parts such that their amounts after 2, 3 and 4 years
respectively are equal, the simple interest being at the rate of 5% per annum. Find the
difference between the greatest and the smallest parts of the sum.
(a) Rs. 250
(b) Rs. 230
(c) Rs. 280
(d) Rs. 330
(e) None of these
16. Vijay sold article A at 20% profit and article B at 14 2/7% loss. If Cost Price of
article A is equal to selling Price of article B, then find out overall profit or loss
percentage?
(a) 1 5/13 %
(b) 2 3/13 %
(c) 2 7/13 %
(d)1 7/13%
(e)3%...
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When a discount of 20% is given on a pizza, the profit is 32%. If the
discount is 18%, then the profit is: [35.3]
During a month-long annual sale, a shopkeeper sells his goods at a discount of 50%. But in the last
week, he offers an additional discount of 40%. If the original price of a shirt is ₹ x, then the price
(in rupees) during the last week of the sale will be
(A) 30 % of x
(B) 10 % of x
(C) 90 % of x
(D) 70 % of x
B) Shopping and Discounts
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Sales and Discounts: Percentages are used to calculate savings during sales (e.g.,
20% off).
Comparative Shopping: Ratios help compare prices per unit (e.g., price per ounce)
to find the best deal.