SIES College of Arts, Science and Commerce
Department of Mathematics
Business Mathematics and Statistics I (SIUMTOE 111)
Tutorial- 1
1. Choose the correct option in each of the following.
i. 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
ii. Ages of Payal, Nupur and Ridham are in ratio of 4 : 3 : 5. If Nupur is 12 years
old, what is age of Ridham
(a) 18 (b) 15 (c) 20 (d) 16
iii. 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
iv. A certain job can be completed by 10 men in 24 days. How long would 15 men
take to perform an identical job?
(a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 18
v. If 9, b and 16 are in continued proportion, what is value of b?
(a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 15 (d) 12
vi. Sales of computer for Rs. 21,400 resulted into a loss of 14.4%. What is cost
price of the computer ?
(a) 22,000 (b) 22,120 (c) 24,000 (d) 25,000
vii. A scooter purchased for Rs. 12,000 was sold for Rs. 13,800. Find percentage
profit.
(a) 15 (b) 1.5 (c) 16 (d) 18
viii. A shopkeeper allowed a discount of 20% on the market price of an article and
sold it for Rs. 896. What is market price of an article?
(a) 1120 (b) 930 (c) 800 (d) 1696
ix. Mr. Diwan wants to distribute Rupees ten lacs of his savings amongst his wife,
son and daughter in the ratio of 5 : 3 : 2. What amount will Mr. Diwan’s wife
get?
(a) 2,00,000 (b) 5,00,000 (c) 8,00,000 (d) 3,00,000
x. A certain lot of items is sold for Rs. 8550, after allowing trade discount at 10%
and subsequently cash discount at 5%. Determine the cost price of the lot if
profit is Rs.1250.
(a) 9000 (b) 9300 (c) 7300 (d) 7696
2. Ages of Anil and his wife Anila are in the ratio of 6 : 5 today. Twelve years ago their
ages were in ratio 4 : 3. Find the ratio of their ages six years hence.
3. Find x in each of the following:
(a) 3 : 13 :: 40 : x (c) 9 : 15 :: 15 : x
(b) x : 10 :: 5 : 12 (d) x : 3 :: (x + 2) : 4
4. A car is being driven on a highway. Using accelerator, its speed is increased by one
fifth of its earlier value and the new speed becomes 90 km. p.h. What must be its
original speed?
5. Two numbers are presently in the ratio 3 : 5. After adding 13 to the first number and
subtracting 5 from the second number, the new values come to the 5 : 3. Determine
the original vales of these numbers.
6. There are 18 members on a students’ council in a college and the ratio of numbers
of boys to that of girls is 2 : 1. How many girls can be added to the council in order
to bring down the ratio to 3 : 2 ?
7. In 153 litres of milk mixed with water, the ratio of milk to water is 7 : 2 How much
water should be added so that the ratio of milk to water becomes 17 : 7.
8. Profit of Rs 5,40,000 of a partnership firm is to be distributed between two partners
A and B in the ratio 2 : 1. Find their allocations.
9. A truck covers a distance of 450 m. in 50 seconds whereas a car covers a distance of
20 km. in 30 minutes. Find the ratio of their speeds.
10. A manufacturer allows 30% trade discount and makes a profit of 40%. If the cost
of production increases by 20% by how much should he reduce his trade discount so
that his list profit remains same.
11. A dishonest shopkeeper uses a weight of 750 gms for 1 kg. and claims that he sells
his goods at cost price only. Find his percentage profit.
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