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Ratio and Proportion Problems Explained

The document contains a series of mathematical problems related to ratios, proportions, and basic arithmetic calculations. It includes tasks such as finding unknown values in ratios, determining the relationships between different quantities, and solving real-world problems involving weights and measures. The problems are designed to test understanding of ratios and their applications in various contexts.

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Ratio and Proportion Problems Explained

The document contains a series of mathematical problems related to ratios, proportions, and basic arithmetic calculations. It includes tasks such as finding unknown values in ratios, determining the relationships between different quantities, and solving real-world problems involving weights and measures. The problems are designed to test understanding of ratios and their applications in various contexts.

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1. If 7:13 = 21: x, then find x.

2. Rajesh has two ropes. The shorter one measures 63 cm and the longer one measures 4 m 41 cm.
Find the ratio of the longer to the shorter in the simplest form.

3. A goldsmith mixes gold and copper in the ratio 5 : 8. Another goldsmith mixes these in the ratio 7 :
2. Which quality is better?

4. From the given figure, find the ratio of

a. Number of triangles to the number of circles inside the rectangle.

b. Number of squares to the number of all the figures inside the rectangle.

c. Number of circles to the number of remaining figures inside the rectangle.

5. The length of a pencil is 16 cm and its diameter is 6 mm. What is the ratio of the diameter of the
pencil to that of its length?

6. A certain club has 100 members, out of which 25 play tennis, 28 play badminton, 12 play chess
and the rest do not play any game. Find the ratio of the number of members who play

a. badminton to the number of those who play chess.

b. badminton to the number of those who do not play any game.

c. tennis to the number of those who do not play any game.

d. tennis to the number of those who play either badminton or chess.

7. Do the ratios 15 cm to 3 m and 25seconds to 3 minutes form a proportion?

8. Divide 500 among Suresh and Awanti in the ratio 3:7.

9. The ratio between the number of men and women in an office is 5 : 7. If the number of women
working in the office is 42, find the number of men working in the office.

10. The ages of Garima and Deepa are in the ratio 5 : 3. If Garima's age is 15 years, find the age of
Deepa.

11. The ratio of income to expenditure of a family is 7 : 6. Find the savings if the income of the family
is Rs 42000.

12. An employee earns Rs 72,000 in 3 months. a. How much does he earn in 7 months? b. In how
many months will he earn Rs.3,60,000?

13. A train travels 110 km in 2 hours and a car travels 245 km in 31 2 hours. What is the ratio of the
speed of the train to that of the car?

14. Fifteen postcards cost Rs 2.25. What will be the cost of 36 postcards? How many postcards can
we buy in Rs 45?

15. If in a proportion, the first, second and fourth terms are 32, 112, and 217 respectively, find the
third term.

16. The ratio of copper and zinc in an alloy is 9 : 7. If the weight of zinc in the alloy is 9.8kg, find the
weight of copper in the alloy.
17. Mixed fruit juice is made from mango, papaya and orange juice in the ratio 3:1:4. Aarushi has
400ml of orange juice. If she uses it all, then find

a. how much mango and papaya juice will she need?

b. how much mixed fruit juice will she make altogether?

18. Sapna weighs 5.4kg on the Earth and 9 kg on the Moon. If a monkey weighs 3.5kg on the Moon,
then how much will it weigh on the Earth?

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