Ratio and Proportion Questions and Answers Aptitude Problems
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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