Basics of Ratio

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Basics of Ratio: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Understanding Ratios as Division, Representation of Ratios with Symbols, Importance of Keeping the Units Same in Ratios and Ratio etc.

Important Questions on Basics of Ratio

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A sum of money is to be distributed among A, B, C, D in the proportion of 5 : 2 : 4 : 3. What is B's share, if C gets, 1000 more than D ?

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Select the related word/letter/number from the given alternatives:
20 : 6 :: 40 : ?

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If a:b=6:9 and b:c=4:7, find a:b:c.

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If  3900 is divided among three persons A, B and C in the ratio 12:13:14.how much does A get?

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Find the total number of students in the three classes before the increase, if the students in three classes are in the ratio 4 : 6 : 9. If 12 Students are increased in each class, the ratio changes to 7 : 9 : 12.

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If  A : B = 8 : 15, B : C = 5 : 8  and C : D = 4 : 5, then A : D is equal to:

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If the income of A and B are in the ratio 3:2. If each salary is increased by 3000, then find the total salary of  A and B.

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When a bus started from the 1st stop, the number of male passengers to number of female passengers was 3 : 1. At the 1st stop 16 passengers got down and 6 more female passengers got in. The ratio of male and female now became 2 : 1. What was the total number of passengers in the bus when it started from the first stop?

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The weights of Mr. Gupta and Mrs. Gupta are in the ratio 7:8 and their total weight, combined is 120 kg. After taking a dieting course Mr. Gupta reduces by 6 kg and the ratio between their weights changes to 5:6. So, Mrs. Gupta has reduced by _____.

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Find the ratio of 43.5 : 25.

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A certain amount is distributed among A, B and C in the ratio of 3:5:7 respectively. If A got 1196 less than C, what is the share of B?

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The ratio of the number of students appearing for the examination in 1998 in the states, A, B and C was 3 : 5 : 6. Next year if the number of students in these states increases by 20%, 10% and 20% respectively, the ratio in states A and C would be 1 : 2. Find the no. of students who appeared for the exam in the state A in 1998.

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If A : B : C = 2 : 3 : 4, then A/B : B/C : C/A is equal to :

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A and B are two alloys of gold and copper prepared by mixing metals in the ratios 5 : 3 and 5 : 11 respectively. Equal quantities of these alloys are melted to form a third alloy C. The ratio of gold and copper in the alloyC is:

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If A:B:C=2:3:4, then AB:BC:CA is equal to _____.

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The earth's surface is covered either by land or by water. The proportion covered by land is 35 of that covered by water. What fraction of the entire surface of the earth is land?

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If 2A = 3B = 4C, then A : B : C is

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The ratio of expenditure and savings is 3:2 . If the income increases by 15% and the savings increases by 6% , then by how much percent should his expenditure increases?

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The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a college is 7 : 8. If the percentage increase in the number of boys and girls be 20% and 10% respectively, what will be the new ratio?

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If A 3= B4 = C5. then A : B : C is :