EDUCATION SPRINT
CLASS- VII Total Marks : 137
Ratio & Proportion
Section B
* Answer The Following Questions In One Sentence. [12]
1. Express the given ratio in its simplest form: 22 : 66
2. Express the given ratio in its simplest form: 1.5 : 2.5
3. Express the given ratio in its simplest form: 6
1
4
: 12
1
2
4. Express the given ratio in its simplest form: 40 kg : 1 quintal
5. Express the given ratio in its simplest form: 10 paise : ₹ 1
6. Express the given ratio in its simplest form: 3 hours : 1 day
7. Find the fourth proportional of 3, 12 and 4
8. Find the fourth proportional of 5, 9 and 45
9. Find the fourth proportional of 2.1, 1.5 and 8.4
10. Find the third proportional of 2 m 40 cm and 40 cm
11. Find the third proportional of 1
7
and 3
14
12. Find the mean proportional between 3 and 27
* Answer The Following Questions in Brief. [24]
13. Express the given ratio in its simplest form: 6 months: 1
1
3
years
14. Divide 64 cm long string into two parts in the ratio 5 : 3.
15. Rs. 720 is divided between x and y in the ratio 4:5. How many rupees will each
get?
16. The ratio between two quantities is 3: the first is Rs. 810, find the second.
17. In a class, the ratio of boys to the girls is 7:8. What part of the whole class are
girls?
18. Two poles of different heights are standing vertically on a horizontal field. At a
particular time, the ratio between the lengths of their shadows is 2 :3. If the
height of the smaller pole is 7.5 m, find the height of the other pole.
19. The ratio between two numbers is 5 : 9. Find the numbers, if their H.C.F. is 16.
20. Find the fourth proportional of 1 2
,
3 5
and 8.4
21. Find the third proportional of 1.8 and 0.6
22. Find the third proportional of 1.6 and 0.8
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23. Find the mean proportional between 0.9 and 2.5
24. Find the mean proportional between 1
4
and 1
16
* Answer the following questions. [3 Marks Each] [69]
25. The angles of a triangle are in the ratio 3 :2 : 7. Find each angle.
26. A rectangular field is 100 m by 80 m. Find the ratio of length to its breadth.
27. A rectangular field is 100 m by 80 m. Find the ratio of breadth to its perimeter.
28. Two numbers are in the ratio 5: 7. Their difference is 10. Find the numbers.
29. Two numbers are in the ratio 10: 11. Their sum is 168. Find the numbers.
30. A line is divided into two parts in the ratio 2.5 : 1.3. If the smaller one is 35.1 cm,
find the length of the line.
31. The population of the town is 180,000 , out of which males are 1
3
of the whole
population. Find the number of females. Also, find the ratio of the number of
females to the whole population.
32. Ten gram of an alloy of metals A and B contains 7.5 gm of metal A and the rest is
metal B. Find the ratio between :
(i) the weights of metals A and B in the alloy.
(ii) the weight of metal B and the weight of the alloy.
33. Is divided between A and B in such a way that A gets half of B. Find :
(i) the ratio between the shares of A and B.
(ii) the share of A and the share of B.
34. The ratio between the prices of a scooter and a refrigerator is 4 : 1. If the scooter
costs ₹ 45,000 more than the refrigerator, find the price of the refrigerator.
35. Check whether the following quantities form a proportion or not?
3x, 7x, 24 and 56
36. Check whether the following quantities form a proportion or not?
0.8, 3, 2.4 and 9
37. Check whether the following quantities form a proportion or not?
1 1 1 3
1 ,3 ,4 and 9
2 4 2 4
38. Check whether the following quantities form a proportion or not?
0.4, 0.5, 2.9 and 3.5
39. Check whether the following quantities form a proportion or not? 2
1
2
,5
1
2
, 3.0 and
6.0
40. Find the mean proportional between 0.6 and 9.6
41. If A : B = 3 : 5 and B : C = 4 : 7, find A : B : C
42. If x : y = 2 : 3 and y : z = 5 : 7, find x : y : z.
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43. If P : Q =
1
2
:
1
3
and Q : R = 1
1
2
: 1
1
3
, find P : R .
44. If a : b = 1.5 : 3.5 and b : c = 5 : 6, find a : c.
45. If x: y - 5 :4 and 2 : x = 3 :8, find the value of y.
46. Find the value of x, when 2.5 : 4 = x : 7.5.
47. Show that 2, 12 and 72 are in continued proportion.
* Questions with calculation. [4 Marks Each] [32]
48. The ages of two boys A and B are 6 years 8 months and 7 years 4 months
respectively. Divide Rs. 3,150 in the ratio of their ages.
49. Three persons start a business and spend Rs. 25,000; Rs. 15,000 atid Rs. 40,000
respectively. Find the share of each out of a profit of Rs. 14,400 in a year
50. A plot of land, 600 sq m in area, is divided between two persons such that the
first person gets three-fifth of what the second gets. Find the share of each.
51. Two numbers are in the ratio 4 : 7. If their L.C.M. is 168, find the numbers.
52. Find the fourth proportional of 4 hours 40 minutes, 1 hour 10 minutes and 16
hours.
53. If 1
1
4
: 2
1
3
= p : q and q : r = 4
1
2
: 5
1
4
; find p : r .
54. The sum of three numbers, whose ratios are 3
1
3
: 4
1
5
: 6
1
8
is 4917 . Find the
numbers.
55. A bag contains ₹ 1,600 in the form of ₹ 10 and ₹ 20 notes. If the ratio between
the numbers of ₹ 10 and ₹ 20 notes is 2 : 3; find the total number of notes in all.
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