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Ratio and Proportion Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams

Q.41 A, B, C invest in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5. The return on their investment re in the ratio 9 ; 8 : 6. Find the total earning if C earns Rs. 1200 more than A.

(A) Rs. 7200

(B) Rs. 7500

(C) Rs. 8000

(D) Rs. 8100

Ans .  D

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Q.42 In an exam, the ratio of passes to failure was 4 : 1. Had 30 less appeared and 20 less passed, the ratio of passes to failure would have been 5 : 1. The number of students who appeared for the exam is…….

(A) 120

(B) 135

(C) 145

(D) 150

Ans .  A

Q.43 A, B and C share a sum of money in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. If they had in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5, ‘A’ would have got Rs. 1 more. How much would ‘B’ gain/loose by the new ratio?

(A) gain Rs. 1

(B) loss Rs 1

(C) no gain or loss

(D) none of them

Ans .  D

Q.44 The incomes of A, B and C are in the ratio of 7: 9: 12 respectively and their spending are in the ratio 8: 9: 15 respectively. If A saves ¼ of his income, then the saving of A, B, C are in the ratio…….

(A) 56: 99: 69

(B) 99: 56: 69

(C) 69: 56: 99

(D) 49: 69: 56

Ans .  C

Q.45 I have 100 coins with me which I want to divide into two groups such that one fourth of a group would be 20 coins more than 1/6th the number of coins in the second group. The ratio of coins in the two group is…….

(A) 4

(B) 5: 2

(C) 18: 7

(D) 22: 3

Ans .  A

Q.46 Find the number which when added to each of the numbers 6, 8, 10, 13 will make them proportional.

(A) 1.5

(B) 2

(C) 3

(D) 4

Ans .  D

Q.47 A man divides two sums of money among four sons R, S, T, U. The first in the ratio 4: 3: 2: 1 and the second in the ratio 5: 6: 7: 8. If the second sum of money is twice the first sum, which son receive the largest total?

(A) R

(B) S

(C) T

(D) U

Ans .  B

Q.48 Find the value of x, when x is a mean proportion between x-2 and x+6.

(A) 3

(B) 6

(C) 2

(D) 4

Ans .  A

Q.49 What number must be added to the numbers 2, 18, 22, 58 or that the result is in proportion?

(A) 14

(B) 12

(C) 16

(D) 18]

Ans .  A

Q.50 If a carton containing dozen mirrors is dropped, which of the following cannot be the ratio of broken mirrors to unbroken mirrors?

(A) 2: 1

(B) 3: 1

(C) 3: 2

(D) 1: 1

Ans .  C

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