Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Ratio

1.

A and B start an enterprise together, with A as active partner. A invests Rs. 4000 and Rs. 2000 more after 8 months. B invests Rs. 5000 and withdraws Rs. 2000 after 9 months. Being the active partner, A takes Rs. 100 per month as allowance,from the profit. What is the share of B if the profit for for the year is 6700 ?

  • (A) Rs. 3350
  • (B) Rs. 3250
  • (C) Rs. 2700
  • (D) Rs. 2800

2.

The ratio of incomes of two persons is 5 : 3 and that of their expenditures is 9 : 5. If they save Rs. 2600 and Rs.1800 respectively, their incomes are.

  • (A) Rs. 9000, Rs. 5400
  • (B) Rs. 10000, Rs. 6000
  • (C) Rs. 6000, Rs. 3600
  • (D) Rs. 8000, Rs. 4800

3.

Two numbers are in ratio 7 : 11. If 7 is added to each of the numbers, the ratio becomes 2 : 3. The smaller number is

  • (A) 39
  • (B) 49
  • (C) 66
  • (D) 77

4.

Income of A and B are in the ratio 4 : 3 and their annual expenses are in the ratio 3 : 2. If each save Rs. 60000 at the end of the year, the annual income of A is = ?

  • (A) Rs. 120000
  • (B) Rs. 150000
  • (C) Rs. 240000
  • (D) Rs. 360000

5.

Last year, the ratio between the salaries of A and B was 3 : 4. But the ratios of their individual salaries between last year and this year were 4 : 5 and 2 : 3 respectively. If the sum of their present salaries is Rs. 4160, then how much is the salary of A now ?

  • (A) Rs. 1040
  • (B) Rs. 1600
  • (C) Rs. 2560
  • (D) Rs. 3120

6.

The sum of three numbers is 98. If the ratio of the first to second is 2 :3 and that of the second to the third is 5 : 8, then the second number is:

  • (A) 20
  • (B) 30
  • (C) 48
  • (D) 58

7.

The ratios of copper to zinc in alloys A and B are 3 : 4 and 5 : 9, respectively. A and B are taken in the ratio 2 : 3 and melted to form a new alloy C. What is the ratio of copper to zinc in C?

  • (A) 3 : 5
  • (B) 8 : 15
  • (C) 9 : 11
  • (D) 27 : 43

8.

Seema and Meena divide a sum of Rs. 25000 in the ratio of 3 : 2 respectively. If Rs. 5000 is added to each of their shares, what would be in the new ratio formed ?

  • (A) 2 : 3
  • (B) 3 : 4
  • (C) 5 : 4
  • (D) 4 : 3

9.

If $$\frac{a}{b}{\text{ = }}\frac{c}{d}{\text{ = }}\frac{e}{f}{\text{,}}$$    then each of them is equal to = ?

  • (A) $$\frac{{a + 3c + 5e}}{{b + d - f}}$$
  • (B) $$\frac{{3a + 3c - 5e}}{{b + 3d - f}}$$
  • (C) $$\frac{{a + c - e}}{{b + d - 5f}}$$
  • (D) $$\frac{{a + 3c - 5e}}{{b + 3d - 5f}}$$

10.

If x : y = 3 : 1, then x3 - y3 : x3 + y3 = ?

  • (A) 10 : 11
  • (B) 11 : 10
  • (C) 13 : 14
  • (D) 14 : 13