Ratio - Proportion - Variation

1. If a + b : a - b = 3 : 2, find a : b

A. 5 : 1  

B. 1 : 5  

C. 3 : 5  

D. 5 : 3 

 
Correct Answer : A
2. If a : b = 7 : 3, find a + b : a - b.

A. 5 : 2  

B. 2 : 5  

C. 7 : 3  

D. 3 : 7 

 
Correct Answer : A
3. Ratio of two numbers is 3 : 5 and their sum is 40. Find the smaller of the two numbers.

A. 25  

B. 20  

C. 10  

D. 15 

 
Correct Answer : D
4. If P : Q = 3 : 4, find 5P : 7Q.

A. 20 / 37  

B. 3 / 4  

C. 15 / 28  

D. 25 / 37 

 
Correct Answer : C
5. Raja divided 35 sweets among his daughters Rani and Sita in the ratio 4 : 3. How many sweets did Rani get?

A. 16  

B. 24  

C. 28  

D. 20 

 
Correct Answer : D
6. Quantity A varies directly with the sum of the quantities B and C. If B increases by 2 and C increases by 4, by how much does A increase?

A. 2  

B. 4  

C. 6  

D. Cannot be determined 

 
Correct Answer : D
7. Quantities a and b are inversely proportional to each other. When a = 8, b = 240. Find b when a = 6.

A. 240  

B. 640  

C. 160  

D. 320 

 
Correct Answer : D
8. At a party, there are a total of 28 adults. If x ladies join the party, the ratio of the number of ladies and the number of gents will change from 3 : 4 to 5 : 4. Find x.

A. 16  

B. 12  

C. 8  

D. 10 

 
Correct Answer : C
9. The present ages of Rohit and Sunil are in the ratio of 3 : 5. 10 years hence, the ratio of their ages will be 4 : 5. Find the present age of Rohit. (in years)

A. 36  

B. 24  

C. 12  

D. 6 

 
Correct Answer : D
10. The monthly salaries of X and Y are in the ratio of 3 : 4. The monthly expenditures of X and Y are in the ratio of 4 : 5. Find the ratio of the monthly savings of X and Y.

A. 5 : 3  

B. 4 : 7  

C. 3 : 5  

D. Cannot be determined 

 
Correct Answer : D
11. Quantity P varies inversely with the product of Q and R. When Q = 6 and R = 12, P = 75. Find P when Q = 5 and R = 10.

A. 144  

B. 108  

C. 72  

D. 96 

 
Correct Answer : B
12. If a : b = 2 : 3 and b : c = 5:7, then find a : b : c.

A. 10 : 15 : 21  

B. 10 : 21 : 15  

C. 9 : 12 : 14  

D. 12 : 7 : 8 

 
Correct Answer : A
13. In a class of 30 students, which of the following can't be the ratio of boys and girls?

A. 2 : 3  

B. 1 : 5  

C. 4 : 5  

D. 2 : 1 

 
Correct Answer : C
14. If a : b = 4 : 1, then find (a - 3b) / (2a - b²)

A. 45109  

B. 45108  

C. 45110  

D. Cannot be determined 

 
Correct Answer : D
15. A varies directly with B when C is constant and inversely with C when B is constant. Given A is 16, when B is 28 and C is 7. Find the value of A, when B is 9 and C is 6.

A. 6  

B. 7  

C. 8  

D. 9 

 
Correct Answer : A

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