Directions for questions 1 to 10: Select the correct alternative from the given choices.

1. An amount of 2,400 is divided among A,B and C 6 The ratio of two numbers is 4:5. If 15 is added to
in the ratio 3:4:5. Find the share of A. each the two numbers, the ratio becomes 7:8.
(1) 2600 (2) 2800 (3) 1,000 What is the sum of the twO numbers?
(4) 300 (5) 2900 (1) 39 (2) 42 (3) 45
(4) 30 (5) 27
2 A sum of money is divided among P, Q, R and S in
the ratio of 5:9:11:13. If the share of Ris 22,856 7. The present age of Ramnath is equal to Simson's
more than that of P, then what is the total amount of age six years ago. Nine years hence, the ratio
money distributed among the fourn of Ramnath's age to Simson's age will be 21:23.
(1) 18,088 (2) E20,088 (3) 22,088 What is Simson's age now?
(1) 60years (2) 54 years (3) 48 years
(4) 24,088 (5) 10,088
(4) 66 years (5) 72 years
3. (a) If x:y = 4: 3, then (3x + 2y) : (3x - 2y)
8. The ratio of the present ages of X and Y is 7 :6.
(1) 3:1 (2) 1:3 (3) 9:1 The ratio of the age of Xsix years hence, to the age
(4) 1:9 (5) 6:1 of Y four years ago is 3 :2. What is the ratio of
the age of X three hence years to the age of
(b) If 2x = 3y = 4z, then find the value of Ythree years ago?
2x+3y+4Z
3x+4y-2z
(1) 19: 15 (2) 17: 13 (3) 15 : 11
(4) 13:9 (5) 15:23
(1) 3:4 (2) 7:9 (3) 4:3

(4) 9:7 (5) 6:7 9 The incomes ofP and Q are in the ratio 5:4 and
their expenditures are in the ratio 3:2. If each
4. If a:b= 2:3 and b:c=5:7, find a:b:c. one saves ¿1,000, then what is the income of P?
(1) 10: 15:21 (2) 10: 21: 15 (1) 1,500 (2) E2,000 (3) 2,250
(3) 9:12:14 (4) 12:7: 18 (4) 2,500 (5) 3,000
(5) 10: 21:14
10. x varies inversely as the square of y. Wheny= 8,
5. If a:b=1:2, b:c=4:3 and c:d=1:5,find x is 1. Find x wheny=4.
a:d.
(1) 4:3 (2) 2:3
(1) 3 (2)
(3) ;
(3) 2:5 (4) 2:15 (4) 16 (5) 4
(5) 1:5
PRACTICE EXERCISE
Directions for questions 1 to 15: Select the correct alternative from the given choices.
1 The ratio of the number of boys to the number of 2 Last year, the ratio of the number of employees in
girls of a school is 6:5. If 24 more giris join the company A to that of company B was 5:7. This
school, then the ratio of the number of boys to the year, the number of employees in A increased by
2,000 and that of B decreased by 2,000, and the
number of girls of the school will be 54:49. What is ratio of the number of employees of A to that of B
the total number of students of the school?
became 7:5. Find the number of employees in
(1) 550 (2) 594 company A this year.
(3) 838 (4) 682 (1) 5,000 (2) 7,000 (3) 2,000
(5) 729 (4) 1,000 (5) 3,000
 *10. In a bag there are certain number of coins of the
*4. The ratio of Bhushan's age seven years ago to denominations 1, 2 and 5in the ratio of 5:7:9.
Archana's age five years ago is 4 :5. The age of If the total value of the coins in the bag is 192, find
Bhushan three years hence is equal to the age of the number of 1 coins in the bag.
(1) 5 (2) 10 (3) 15
Archana two years ago. Find the age of Bhushan (4) 20 (5) 25
two years hence.
(1) 40 years (2) 37 years
(3) 35 years (4) 42 years
11. In aclass, the number of boys and girls are in the
(5) 36 years ratio 6 : 5. All the boys and giris took an exam.
The ratio of the number of boys passed that of
*5. The ratio of the present age of Varun to that of his boys failed is 2: 1. The ratio of the number of girls
son is 13: 4. After 15 years, Varun's age will be passed to that failed is 3:2. If the total number of
twice his son's age. If Vaun's wife's age was students failed in the examination is 28, then what
30 years when her son was born, then find the is the total number of students in the class?
present age of Varun's wife. (1) 77 (2) 88 (3) 99
(1) 42 years (2) 36 years (4) 110 (5) 66
(3) 45 years (4) 12 years 12. In a factory, the number of engineers, skilled
(5) 56 years Workers and unskilled workers are in the ratio of
5:6:7. Their average salaries are in the ratio of
*6. The ratio of the present age of Asha to that of Bhanu 5:3:2. If the total wages paid to all the employees
is 6:5. If Vipul is two older than Asha, then what is is E22,80,000, then what are the total wages paid to
the ratio of the present age of Vipul and Bhanu? the skilled workers?
(2) 8:5 (1) 75.4 lakh (2) 6 lakh (3) Z6.6 lakh
(1) 3:5
(3) 12: 13 (4) Cannot be determined (4) 7.2 lakh (5) ¿9.6 lakh
(5) 5:8
13. Find the fourth proportion the numbers 18, 6
and 9.
$7. The ratio of the present age of a mother and
(1) 4 (2) 3 (3) 4.5
daughter is 13 :4. Four years hence, the ratio of the (4) 12 (5) 2.5
ages of daughter and that of father will be 6: 19.
If the difference between the age of father and 14. If x is subtracted from each of 17, 23 and 32, then
mother is eight years, then what is the present age the three numbers thus formed will be in continued
of the father? proportion. What is the value of x?
(1) 25years (2) 34 years (1) 3 (2) 6 (3) 5
(3) 41 years (4) 51 years (4) 4 (5) 2

16. A telephone bill consists of two parts. One part is

*8. A certain sum was to be divided amnong Akash, fixed rental whereas the other part varies directly
Brijoy and Charan in the ratio of 14:17 19 but with the number of calls made. When the calls made
erroneously it was divided in the ratio of 8: 9:13. are 60 and 120, the total amounts of two bills are
As a result Charan got 2344 more than what he was {270 and 390 respectively. Find the bill amount for
180 calls.
Supposed to get. What was the total amount
(1) 470 (2) 510 (3) Z590
distributed among the three? (4) Z660 (5) 720
(1) 6,450 (2) 6,600
(3) 26,750 (4) 26,900
(5) 7,900