Unit-II-Ratio &Proportions Finishing School-3 class-3
Type 1 (Basic Type )
1. The ratio between the number of men &women in an office is 5:7. If the number of women working in
an office is 56. Find the number of men working in an office?
2. The ratio of ages of Arjun, Harshith &Sruthi is 5:3:4. If Sruthis age is 28 years, then the sum of the ages
of the three (in years).
Type 2 (Difference, sum or product of the ratios) 3. The ratio of two numbers is 12 : 13 . Their sum is
375 . Find the largest number?
4. The respective ratio of the length &breadth of a rectangle plot is 3:2. If the length of the plot is
40meters more than its breadth. What is the perimeter of the rectangular plot?
5. Two fifth of the money with Madhu is equal to two third of that with Raghu. If both of them together
have Rs2400, What is the difference between the amounts they have ?
6. A sum of money is to be distributed among A, B , C, D in the proportion of 5 : 2 : 4 : 3. If C gets Rs
1000 more than D, what is Bs share?
7. The ratio of two numbers is 2 : 3. The product of two positive numbers is 1176. Find the smallest?
8. Annual incomes of A &B are as 4:3 &their expenses are as 3:2. If each saves Rs 600 p.a the annual
income of A is?
Type 3 (Combining the ratios)
9. If A is 5/3 of B &B is 4/7 of C then A : B : C is ?
10. If A : B=3 : 4, B : C is 5 : 2 then find A : B : C
11. If A : B=4 : 5 , B : C =3 : 4, C : D = 7 : 11 then A : D is?
12. The ratio of the money with Rita &Sita is 7:15. &that with Sita &Kavita is 7:16. If Rita has Rs 490 How
much money does Kavita have?
Type 4 (Problems based on shares)
13. Rs 73689 is divided between a &B in the ratio 4 : 7. What is the difference between thrice the share
of a &twice the share of B? a.36699 b. 46893 c. 20097 d. 26796
14. It was intended that Rs 117 be divided among Chinky, Pinky &Rinky in the ratio 4:3:2 but by mistake
the distribution was made in the proportion of ¼ : 1/3 : ½ . How much does Rinky gain by error
15. If Rs 510 be divided among A, B, C in such a way that A gets 2/3 of what B gets &B gets ¼ of what C
gets, then their shares are ? a.120, 240, 150 b. 60, 90, 360 c. 150, 300, 60 d.None
Type 5 (Percentages in a ratio)
16. The ratio of the number of boys &girls in a college is 7 : 8. If the percentage increase in the number
of boys &girls be 20% &10% respectively, what will be the new ratio?
17. Seats of mathematics, Physics, &Biology in a school are in the ratio 5 : 7: 8. There is a proposal to
increase these seats by 40%, 50% &75% respectively. What will be the ratio of increased seats?
Type 6 (Decreasing/ increasing the value)
18. An amount of Rs 2430 is divided among A, B &C such that if their shares be reduced by Rs 5, Rs 10
&Rs 15 respectively, the remainders shall be in the ratio of 3 : 4 : 5. Then Bs share was?
19. Rs. 10,250 is divided among Arvind, Akash &Raghav in such a way that if Rs. 75, Rs.125 &Rs.50 be
deducted from their respective shares , they have money in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5 , find Akashs share?
20. Rs. 500 is divided among A , B &C in such a way that if Rs. 20 , Rs. 50 &Rs. 30 is incremented in their
salary .After increment the money is divided in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3. Then C share
Type 7 (Problems on Coins) 21. A bag contain rupee, 50 paisa &25 paise coins are in the ratio 3 : 4 : 8 . If
their total amount is Rs. 560 . Find number 50 paise coins is A. 320 B. 180 C. 80 D. 50
22. If 440 coins consist of rupees , 50 paisa &25 paisa coins , whose values are in the ratio of
10 : 9 : 4 , the number of 25 paisa coins will be a. 100 b. 50 c. 120 d. 160
23. A bag contain 50 paise , 20 paise &10 paise coins are in the ratio 8 : 15 : 20 . If their total amount is
Rs. 900 . Find number 10 paise coins is 1050 b. 1080 c. 280 d. 2000
Type 8 ( Number added to both the sides of a ratio)
24. The ratio of two natural numbers is 8:11. If a number is added to both the numbers the ratio
becomes 13:16. If the larger number exceeds the smaller number by 36, find the number added?
Two numbers are in the ratio 5 : 11.
25. If 8 is added to both the numbers they will be in ratio 1:2. What is the sum of the two numbers?
26. A:B=4:9, if 4 is added to both the numbers then the new ratio becomes 21:46. What is the
difference b/w A &B?
27. The certain number of cooks to the number of waiters is 3 to 13. When 12 more waiters are hired,
the ratio of number of cooks to the number of waiters changes 3 : 16. How many cooks are there?
