Ratio and Proportion Questions

• A certain amount of money is divided between A and B in the ratio of 5:6. If B gets Rs. 360, the amount is
• If the three numbers in the ratio 3:2:5 be such that the sum of the squares is equal to 1862 then which number is the middle one.
• Before a battle there were the ratio of captains to soldiers was 2 : 7. During the war 25 captains and 100 soldiers were martyred. The new ratio of captains to soldiers became 3 : 10. What is the number of soldiers after the war?
• Divide Rs. 210 in the ratio 2:3:4:5. Th respective amounts are:
• The income of X, Y and Z are in the ratio of 3 : 4 : 2 and their expenses in the ratio of 5 : 5 : 2. If X saves Rs 3000 out of an income of Rs 18000, then whatwill be the saving (in RS) of Y
• P and Q are two alloys which are prepared by mixing tin and lead in the ratio of 12 : 5 and 4 : 3 respectively. If equal quantities of alloys are melted to form athird alloy R, then what is the ratio of tin and lead in alloy R?
• The ratio of three numbers is 2 : 3 : 5. If the sum of the three numbers is 275, then what is the largest among the three numbers?
• If a : b is 32 : 35 and b : c is 21 : 32, then a : c is?
• In an army selection process, the ratio of selected to unselected candidates was 6:1. If 30 less had applied and 10 less selected, the ratio of selected to unselected would have been 7:1. How many candidates had applied for the process?
• Of three positive numbers, the ratio of the first and second numbers is 3:4 & that of the second and third numbers is 5:6. The product of the second and third numbers is 4320. What is the sum of three numbers?
• If 15% of x is three times of 10% of y, then x:y =
• The ratio of the ages of two boys is 3:4. After 3 years, the ratio will be 4:5.The ratio of their ages after 21 years will be
• If A : B = 2 : 5, B : C = 4 : 3 and C : D = 2 : 1, then what is value of A : C : D?
• What number should be added to each of the numbers 35, 115, 53 and 165, so that the resulting numbers are in continued proportion?
• Select the related number from the given alternatives. 0.02 : 0.002 :: 1/3 : ?
• If 7A = 5B = 2C; find A : B : C.
• The ratio of two numbers is 6 : 11 and their difference is 65. What will be the smaller number among both the numbers?
• If two successive discounts of 25% and 30% are given, then what will be the ratio of marked price to selling price?
• Two numbers whose sum is 84 can not be in the ratio
• x and y are two numbers such that their mean proportion is 9 and third proportion is 243. What is the value of x and y?