Aptitude
Ratio and Proportion.
Ratio and
Proportion
• 1. If a:b = 2 : 3. b:c = 4:5, then find a:b:c a. 8: 12 : 15 b. 15 : 12 : 8 c. 2: 5 : 15
d. 24 : 12 : 8.
• 2. If a : b = 2 : 3, b : c = 4 : 5 and c : d = 6 : 7 then find a : d = ? a. 12 : 35 b. 24:
35. c. 16 : 35. d. 24 : 35.
• 3. If a : b : c = 2 : 3 : 4, then find a/b : b/c : c/a = ? 1. 8 : 9 : 16 2. 8 : 9 : 12. 3. 8
: 9 : 24. 4. 4 : 9 : 12.
• 4. If P : Q : R = 1/3 : 2/3 : 1/4 , and Q = 56. Then P – R = ? a. 5 b. 8 c. 6. d. 7
• 5. If a/b = 2/3, b /c = 4/5 , then find a+b / b+c. a. 20/77 b. 27/20 c. 6/8. d.
8/6.
• 6. If a : b = 2 : 3 b : c = 3 : 4 c : d = 4 : 5, then find a : b : c : d.
• 7. If a = 2/5 b and b = 3/7 c find a : b : c is equal to ?
Ratio and
Proportion.
• 8. If a : b = c : d = e : f = 3 : 5, find ( ma + nc + oe ) : (mb + nd + of).
• 9. If p : q = 3 / 8 : 1/ 2, q : r = 3/5 : 7/10 , r : s = 5/6 : 2/3 , then find p:q : r :
s?
• 10. If a : b = 2 : 1, then find a cube – b cube : a cube + b cube = ?
• 11. The duplicate ratio of 3 : 4 is ?
• 12. The sub- duplicate ratio 4 : 16 ?
• 13. The triplicate ratio of 2 : 3 is ?
• 14. The sub- triplicate ratio of 8 : 27 is ?
• 15. The inverse ratio of 3 : 2 : 1 is ?
Ratio and
Proportion.
• 16. If 14 : 30 :: 7 : x, then what is the value of x ? a. 15 b. 21 c. 09. d. 12.
• 17. If 36 : 81 :: X : 63, what is the value of X ? a. 30 b. 31 c. 28. d. 29
• 18. A, B, C and D shares a property worth Rs. 93,100. If A : B = 1 : 2, B : C = 3 : 4 and
C : D = 5 : 6, find the share of C ? a. 34,000 b. 28,000 c. 25,000 d. 31,000.
• 19. Three positive numbers are in the ratio of 4 : 5 : 7, and the sum of their squares
is 15,210. Find the sum of the three numbers. a. 148 b. 156 c. 126 d. 208.
• 20. The number of books on Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry in a university
library is the ratio 8 : 5 : 9. There is a proposal to increase these books by 10%, 5%
and 5% respectively. What will be the ratio of the number of books after
increment ? a. 212 : 117 : 47. b. 37 : 47 : 83. c. 176 : 105 : 189. d. 189 : 115 : 117.
Ratio and
Proportion.
• 21. X is directly proportional to the square of Y. When X is 12, then Y is ? 2. Find the value of
X when Y is 3. a. 30 b. 9 c. 27 d. 18.
• 22. By mistake instead of dividing Rs. 702 among Ram, Ramesh, and Naresh in the ratio 1/3,
¼, 1/6 it was divided in the ratio 3:4:6 who gained the most and by how much ? Ram Rs 158
b. Ramesh Rs 158 c. Naresh Rs. 168 d. Ram Rs 168.
• 23. The cost of a piece diamond varies with the square of its weight. A diamond of Rs 6084
value is cut into 3 pieces whose weights are is the ratio 3:2:1. Find the loss involved in the
cutting. a. 3,768 b. 3,718 c. 3,168 d. 3,518.
• 24. Find the mean proportional b/w 25 and 225 a. 65 b. 25 c. 75 d. 85.
• 25. The mean proportional of 6 and 54 is ---------- more than 15 is a. 3 b. 6 c. 4 d. 5.
• 26. The mean proportional of a and b is c. What is the mean proportional of a sq. c and b sq c
? a. c b. 3c c. c cube d. c sq.
Ratio and
Proportion.
• 27. If x is the mean proportional b/w 12.8 and 64.8 , then the value of x is a. 32
b.34 c. 28.8 d. 26.4.
• 28. The third proportional of 16 and 24 is a. 28 b. 34 c. 32 d. 36.
• 29. The third proportional of a and b to the power 4/ 4a is a. b to the power of
8/16a sq. b. B to the power of 8/ 8asq. c. b to the power of 8 / 8acube. d. b to
the power of 8 / 16a cube.
• 30. The fourth proportional to 16 and 26 and 32 is a. 16 b. 52 c. 54 d. 24.
• 31. In a proportion, the 1st 2nd and 4th terms are 51, 68 and 108 respectively.
What is 3rd term a. 84 b. 83 c. 82 d. 81
• 32. Which smallest positive number should be subtracted from each of 9 and 13
so that 18 is the third proportion to them a. 2 b. 4 c. 3 d. 1
