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1. Divide Rs. 2100 between a and b in the ratio of 4:3.

2. In a school going on a trip, the ratio of the number of teachers to the number of students must be at least
1:15, if 150 students are going on a trip, what is the maximum number of teachers required?
3. Two numbers are in the ratio of 8:7, if sum of these two numbers is 450, find the numbers?
4. Ratio between three numbers a, b and c is 7:5:2, if difference between b and c is 600, find the sum of all
three numbers?
5. An amount of 950 Rs. is distributed among a, b and c in the ratio of 5:11:3,what is the difference between
the share of B and A?
6. If income of A, B and C in the ratio of 2:9:11, income of B is Rs. 28 more than the income of A, find the
income of C?
7. A certain amount is distributed between Kavita and Reena in the ratio of 4:3. If Reena’s share was Rs
2400, what was the total amount?
8. Some amount has been distributed between A, B, C in 8:9:12, if the amount of A & B together is 600 less
than the amount of B & C together. Find the total amount involved?
9. Some amount has been distributed between A, B, C in the ratio 6:7:13, If A got 1000 less than the total
amount. Find the amount with B?
10. Convert it in ratio, 2/3: 5/6: 4/5.
11. The 1st, 2nd and the 3rd prizes in a competition are in the ratio of 5/6:4/5:3/4. The total prize money is Rs.
28600/-. What is the share of the second prize winner?
12. Divide Rs. 20000 among A, B and C such that A gets 1/3rd of B+C together and B gets 1/4th of A+C
together. Find the share of each of them?
13. The prices of three dolls are in the ratio 1:2:3, if the shopkeeper increases the price by 5%, 10% and 15%
respectively, what is the new ratio of the prices?
14. In a school the number of boys and that of the girls are in the ratio 2:3. If the number of boys increased
by20% and that of girls increased by 10%. What will be the new ratio of the number of boys to that of
girls?
15. A box contained Rs. 180 in the denomination of 1Rs, 50 paise and 25 paise Coins in the ratio 2:3:4, What is
the number of 50 Paise coins in the box?
16. a:b = 2:3, b:c =5:6 and c:d =2:1, then find a:b:c:d and a:d
17. p:q = 1:2,q:r = 3:4 and r:s = 5:6, then find P:q:r:s and q:s
18. Some amount has been distributed between A, B, C, D such that A gets 8/9th part of B, C gets double the
amount of B, and 1/3rd of the amount of D. If A & C together gets 1400 less than the amount D gets, Find
the total amount involved as well as find the amount with A?
19. The ratio between boys and girls in the classroom is 5:7, If 30 more girls joined the classroom the new ratio
becomes 1:2, find the initial number of students in the classroom?
20. The ratio between boys and girls in the classroom is 7:8, If 15 boys left the classroom the new ratio
becomes 11:16, find the initial number of students in the classroom?
21. The ratio between boys and girls in the classroom is 5:7,If 15 boys left the classroom and 15 girls joined the
classroom, the new ratio becomes 7:17. Find the initial number of boys in the classroom?
22. 5 year ago, ratio between ages of A and B was 3:2, at present A is 10 years elder than B. find the present
age of A and B?
23. 5 year ago, ratio between ages of A and B was 3:2, at present sum of their ages is 100 years, find the
present age of A and B?

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24. Some milk contains milk and water in the ratio of 3:2, if 10-liter water added in milk then ratio of milk and
water becomes 1:1, find the initial weight of milk?
25. Equal weight of two types of milk having milk & water in the ratio of 3:1 and 5:1, when both types of milk
are being mixed, find the ratio of milk and water in final milk?
26. A watermelon contains 90% water, if 10 kg water evaporates then %water in new watermelon becomes
80%, find the weight of original watermelon?
27. In a mixture of 60 liters the ratio of milk and water is 2:1, if the ratio of milk and water is to be 1:2, then
what is the amount of water to be further added?
28. A can contains a mixture of two Liquids A & B in the ratio 7:5, when 9 liters of mixture are drawn off and
the can is filled with B, the ratio of A & B Becomes 7:9. Find the initial quantity of liquid A in the can?
29. Ratio between two numbers is 2:3, if 500 subtracted from each nos. the new ratio becomes 3:5, find the
numbers?
30. Two numbers are in the ratio of 2:3, when 6 is subtracted from each their ratio becomes 12:19. What is the
larger number?
31. Two numbers are in the ratio of 3:5, when each is increased by 10, the new ratio becomes 5:7, find the
numbers?
32. The income of A and B are in the ratio 4:3, and their expenditure are in the ratio 5:2, if each saves Rs.
4900. Find the expenditure of both?
33. The income of A and B are in the ratio 9:4, and their expenditure are in the ratio 7:3, if each saves Rs.
2000. Find the expenditure of both?
34. There is a ratio of 5:4 between two numbers. If 40% of the first number is 12, then what would be the 50%
of the second number?
35. At present father age is 4 times of his son, and 6 year hence father’s age will become 3 times that of his son.
Find present age of father?
36. 4 year ago, father age was 5 times that of his son, and 2 year hence father age will become 3 times of his
son. Find the present age of father and son?
37. One fifth of 60% of a number is equal to three-fourth of 50% of another number. What is the ratio of the
first number to the second?
38. Find x if 0.8:x = 4:7
39. Find 6a +5b if a/b = 3/4
8a +3b
40. If 15 books cost Rs. 35, what do 21 books cost?
41. If 15 men can reap a field in 28 days, in how many days will 5 men reap it?
42. A fort had provisions for 150 men for 45 days. After 10 days, 25 men left the fort. How long will the food
last at the same rate for the remaining men?

1. 1200 & 900 2. 10 3. 240 & 210 4. 2800 5. 300 6. 44

7. 5600 8. 4350 9. 350 10. 20:25:24 11. 9600 12. 5k, 4k&11k
13. 21:44:90 14. 4:3 15. 60 16. 10:15:18:9 17. 15:30:40:48 18. 4450, 400
19. 120students 20. 150students 21. 50boys 22. 35 & 25 yrs. 23. 59 & 41 yrs. 24. 50L
25. 19:5 26. 20kg 27. 60L 28. 21L 29. 2000 & 3000 30. 63
31. 15 & 25 32. 2800 & 2100 33. 34. 35. 36.
37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42.

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