CH 6 : RATIO AND PROPORTION MATHEMATICS ICSE CLASS 10TH 2023-2034

CHAPTER 6
RATIO AND PROPORTION

QUESTION 9.
MOST IMPORTANT QUESTIONS 9.
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If 3x - 5y = 73 then x : y is:
3x 5y

(a) 25 : 6 (b) 7 : 3
(c) 9 : 49 (d) 10 : 4
QUESTION 10.
10. If x : 50 = 3 : 2 , then value of x is_____.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (a) 75 (b) 65
QUESTION 1. (c) 55 (d) 50
2 1
1. The ratio 3 : 9 in its simplest form is: QUESTION 11.
(a) 1 : 3 (b) 2 : 1 11. If 4x = 7y = 9z , then x : y : z =
(c) 6 : 1 (d) 2 : 9 (a) 24 : 31 : 19 (b) 63 : 36 : 28
(c) 4 : 7 : 9 (d) 16 : 49 : 81
QUESTION 2.
2. The simplest form of the ratio 27 : 81 is: QUESTION 12.
(a) 1 : 3 (B) 3 : 9 12. If x : y = 3 : 2, then ^3x2 + 2y2h : ^3x2 - 2y2h is:
(c) 27 : 81 (d) 9 : 27 (a) 17 : 13 (b) 45 : 23
(c) 27 : 8 (d) 35 : 19
QUESTION 3.
3. Which of the following ratio is same as 2 : 5? QUESTION 13.
(a) 6 : 18 (b) 14 : 49 13. If x : y = 2 : 9 and y : z = 3 : 5 , then x : z is:
(c) 10 : 25 (d) 9 : 24 (a) 2 : 15 (b) 4 : 15
(c) 6 : 5 (d) 2 : 5
QUESTION 4.
4. The ratio between 3.6 m and 75 cm is: QUESTION 14.
(a) 18 : 275 (b) 24 : 5 14. If a : b = 3 : 2 , then ^a + bh2 : ^a - bh2 is:
(c) 6 : 125 (d) 4 : 5 (a) 9 : 4 (b) 1 : 25
(c) 25 : 1 (d) 4 : 9
QUESTION 5.
5. If x : y = 2 : 3 , then the value of ^7x - 4y h : ^5x + 2y h QUESTION 15.
is: 15. If x2 + 4y2 = 4xy , then x : y is:
(a) 1 : 8 (b) 2 : 3 (a) 1 : 4 (b) 4 : 1
(c) 4 : 9 (d) 5 : 7 (c) 2 : 1 (d) 1 : 2
QUESTION 6. QUESTION 16.
6. If x : y = 5 : 3 , then the value of ^8x - 5y h 16. The ratios 2 : 3, 8 : 15, 11 : 12, 7 : 16 in their
^8x - 5y h : ^6x + 7y h is: ascending order of magnitude are:
(a) 24 : 27 (b) 35 : 37 2 7 8 11
(a) 3 < 16 < 15 < 12
(c) 25 : 9 (d) 25 : 17
7 8 2 11
(b) 16 < 15 < 3 < 12
QUESTION 7.
7. If 2x + 3y : 3x + 5y = 18 : 29 , then the ratio x : y 7 8 7 2
is: (c) 16 < 15 < 12 < 3
(a) 2 : 3 (b) 3 : 5 2 11 8 7
(c) 3 : 4 (d) 5 : 29 (d) 3 < 12 < 15 < 16

QUESTION 8.
8. If a : b = 12 : 3
and b : c = 13 : 59 then a : c is: QUESTION 17.
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17. If ^2x2 - 5y2h : xy = 1 : 3 , then x : y is:
(a) 1 : 9 (b) 1 : 4
(a) 3 : 2 (b) – 5 : 3
(c) 2 : 3 (d) 4 : 5

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(c) 5 : 3 (d) – 3 : 2 (a) 52 (b) 132

(c) 6 (d) 6.5
QUESTION 18.
18. If m : n = 5 : 3, then ^m2 + n2h : ^m2 - n2h is: QUESTION 30.
(a) 17 : 8 (b) 15 : 7 30. The ratio compounded of the duplicate of 7 : 6,
(c) 8 : 17 (d) 7 : 15 sub-duplicate of 25 : 49 and the reciprocal of 35
: 36 is :
QUESTION 19.
19. If ^x2 + y2h : ^x2 - y2h = 17 : 8 , then x : y is: (a) 1 : 1 (b) 2 : 3
(a) 3 : 7 (b) 25 : 9 (c) 4 : 7 (d) 5 : 9
(c) 8 : 17 (d) 5 : 3 QUESTION 31.
31. If (2x + 5) : (8x + 9) is the duplicate ratio of 3 :
QUESTION 20.
20. The third proportional to 2 and 7 is: 5, then the value of x is:
(a) 14 (b) 24.5 (a) 4 (b) 1
(c) 14 (d) 9 (c) 2 (d) 3

QUESTION 21. QUESTION 32.

1 1 1 32. If x : y = 3 : 4 and y : z = 5 : 2 , then x : y : z is:
21. The fourth proportional to 3 , 4 and 5 is
(a) 6 : 20 : 6 (b) 3 : 9 : 2
_______.
3 3 (c) 3 : 20 : 2 (d) 15 : 20 : 8
(a) 10 (b) 20
QUESTION 33.
3 33. If x + 3 is the mean proportion between x + 2
(c) 25 (d) 10
and x + 9 , then the value of x is.
(a) - 59 (b) 59
QUESTION 22.
22. The fourth proportional to 0.4, 2 and 10 is: (c) 59 (d) - 59
(a) 50 (b) 12.5 QUESTION 34.
(c) 2 (d) 15 34. If the numbers p + 3, p + 2, 3p – 7 and 2p – 3 are
in proportion, then the value of p is:
QUESTION 23.
23. The duplicate ratio of 3 : 5 is: (a) – 1 (b) 1
(c) 5 (d) – 5
(a) 3 : 25 (b) 7 : 3
(c) 2 3 : 14 (d) ^ 3 + 2 h : 9 QUESTION 35.
35. The number that must be added to each of
QUESTION 24. the number 6, 15, 20 and 43 to make them
24. The triplicate ratio of 1 : 2 is :
proportional is
(a) 3 : 6 (b) 1 : 8
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 3 : 9 (d) 3 : 1
(c) 2 (d) 3
QUESTION 25.
25. The sub-duplicate ratio of 9 : 16 is: QUESTION 36.
36. If ^x - 2h, ^x + 2h, ^2x + 1h and ^2x + 19h are in
(a) 7 : 14 (b) 4.5 : 8
proportion, then the value of x is
(c) 81 : 256 (d) 3 : 4
(a) 5 (b) 6
QUESTION 26. (c) 3 (d) 4
26. The sub-triplicate ratio of 64 : 125 is:
(a) 16 : 17 (b) 61 : 340 QUESTION 37.
37. If a, b, c and d are in proportional, then
(c) 4 : 5 (d) 643 : 1253
3a2 + 8b2
is equal to:
QUESTION 27. 3c2 + 8d2
c b
27. The compounded ratio of 2 : 3 and 5 : 9 is: (a) a (b) d
(a) 10 : 27 (b) 6 : 45 a c
(c) 18 : 15 (d) 7 : 12 (c) b (d) d

QUESTION 28.
28. The reciprocal ratio of 19 : 2 is:
(a) 9 : 1/2 (b) 18 : 1
(c) 9 : 2 (d) 2 : 18
QUESTION 29.
29. The mean proportional between 4 and 9 is :

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SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS QUESTION 51.

51. Divide < 581 among three children in the ratio
1 14 : 1 13 : 78 .
QUESTION 38.
38. Find the compounded ratio of : QUESTION 52.
(i) 5 : 7 and 9 : 10 52. Divide < 1870 into three parts in such a way that
(ii) 2 : 3, 4 : 5 and 6 : 7 half of the first part, one-third of the second part
(iii) (x + y) : (x - y), (x 2 + y 2) : (x + y) 2 and and one-sixth of the third part are all equal.
QUESTION 39. QUESTION 53.
39. Find the following : 53. A bag contains < 155 in the form of 1-rupee,
(i) Duplicate ratio of 3 : 7. 50-paise and 10-paise coins in the ratio of 3 : 5 :
(ii) Triplicate ratio of 2 : 5. 7. Find the total number of coins.
(iii) Sub-duplicate ratio of 36 : 25.
QUESTION 54.
(iv) Sub-triplicate ratio of 216 : 125. 54. There are 36 members on a student council in
(v) Reciprocal ratio of 9 : 11. a school and the ratio of the number of boys to
QUESTION 40. the number of girls is 3 : 1. How many more girls
40. If A : B = 6 : 7 and B : C = 8 : 9 , find A : B : C . should be added to the council so that the ratio
of number of boys to the number of girls may be
QUESTION 41.
41. If 3A = 5B = 6C , find A : B : C . 9 : 5?

QUESTION 42. QUESTION 55.

42. Find the value of x, if 55. Work done by (x - 3) men in (2x + 1) days and
(i) 6 : x :: 2 : 13, find x . the work done by (2x + 1) men in (x + 4) days are
(ii) 3 : x :: 12 : 20. in the ratio 3 : 10. Find the value of x .

QUESTION 43. QUESTION 56.

43. Find the value of x, if 56. Find the fourth proportional to 5, 4, 25.
(i) x : 6 :: 5 : 3. QUESTION 57.
(ii) 8 : 14 :: x : 28. 57. Find the third proportional to 9 and 15.
QUESTION 44. QUESTION 58.
44. If (3a + 2b) : (5a + 3b) = 18 : 29 , find a : b . 58. Find the mean proportion of 36.3 and 2.7.
We have (3a + 2b) : (5a + 3b) : 18 : 29 QUESTION 59.
59. If x , 3, 12, y are in continued proportion, find x
QUESTION 45. and y .
45. If a : b = 5 : 3 , find (5a + 8b) : (6a - 7b).
QUESTION 60.
QUESTION 46. 60. What number must be added to each of
2 2
46. If (2x - 5y ) : xy = 1 : 3 , find the ratio x : y .
the numbers 6, 15, 20 and 43 to make them
QUESTION 47. proportional?
47. If (5a - 2b) : (2a + b) = (6a - b) : (8a - b), find
a :b . QUESTION 61.
61. What number should be subtracted from each of
QUESTION 48. the numbers 31, 26 and 22 so that remainder may
48. Arrange the following ratios in descending order be in continued proportion?
of magnitude 2 : 3, 8 : 15, 11 : 12 and 7 : 16.
QUESTION 62.
Given ratios are 2 , 8 , 11 and 7 . 62. If p , q and r are in continued proportion, prove
3 15 12 16
that p : r = p2 : q 2 .
QUESTION 49.
49. Two numbers are in the ratio 7 : 11. If 7 is added Since p , q and r are in continued proportion,
to each of the numbers, the ratio becomes 2 : 3.
QUESTION 63.
Find the numbers. 63. If a2 + c 2 , ab + cd and b2 + d 2 are in continued
QUESTION 50. proportion, prove that a , b , c and d are in
50. A sum of money is divided in the ratio 3 : 5. If the proportion.
larger part is < 3125, find the smaller part.

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QUESTION 64. QUESTION 77.

64. If a + c = 2b and 1 + 1 = 2 , then prove that a , 77. If 3a + 4b = 3a - 4b , prove that a = c
b d c 3c + 4d 3c - 4d b d
b , c d are in proportion.
QUESTION 78.
QUESTION 65. 78. If (a - 2b - 3c + 4d) (a + 2b + 3c + 4d)
65. If three quantities are in continued proportion, = (a + 2b - 3c - 4d) (a - 2b + 3c - 4d), show
prove that the ratio of first to the third is the that 2ad = 3bc .
duplicate ratio of the first to the second.
QUESTION 79.
QUESTION 66. 79. If 7x - 15y = 4x + y , find the value of
66. If a ! b and a : b is the duplicate ratio of (a + c) 9x + 5y 3x 2 + 2y 2
(i) (ii)
and (b + c), prove that c is the mean proportional 9x - 5y 3x 2 - 2y 2
between a and b . QUESTION 80.
80. If 7m + 2n = 5 , use properties of proportion to
QUESTION 67. 7m - 2n 3
67. If a , b , c are in continued proportion, prove that find
2 2
a = 2a2 - 5ab + 7b2 . (i) m : n (ii) m2 + n 2
c 2b2 - 5bc + 7c 2 m -n
QUESTION 68. QUESTION 81.
y3 x2+ y2
y 3xyz = 17 , find the values of
3 3
68. If x = = z , show that x 3 + 3 + z 3 = 81. If
8
a b c a b c abc x2- y2
x3+ y3
QUESTION 69. (i) x : y (ii) 3
y x - y3
69. If x = = z , prove that QUESTION 82.
a b c
a2 x 2 + b2 y 2 + c2 z 2 2
3
xyz 4xy p + 2x p + 2y
82. If p = , find the value of +
e 3 3 3 o =
abc
. x+y p - 2x p - 2ys
a x+b y+c z
QUESTION 70. QUESTION 83.
y 83. Using componendo and dividendo, find the value
70. If x = = z , prove that each ratio is equal to
a b c 1 of x , given 3x + 4 + 3x - 5 = 9 .
2x 3 - 3y 3 + 5z 3 3 3x + 4 - 3x - 5
e 3 o .
2a - 3b 3 + 5c 3
Hence Proved.

QUESTION 84.
QUESTION 71.
84. Using the properties of proportion, solve for x ,
4
71. If x : a = y : b , show that given x +2 1 = 17 .
2 2 2x 8
x 2 + a 2 + y + b = (x + y) + (a + b) .
2 2

x+a y+b (x + y) + (a + b) QUESTION 85.

QUESTION 72. 85. If x = a + 3b + a - 3b , prove that
72. If a , b , c , d are in proportion, prove that a + 3b - a - 3b
(i) a + b = 2a 2 + 7b2 3bx 2 - 2ax + 3b = 0.
c+d 2c2 + 7d 2
QUESTION 86.
(ii). a 4 + c 4 = ma2 + nc 2 86. What number must be added to each of the
b4 + d 4 mb2 + nd 2 numbers 7, 16, 43, 79 to make them numbers in
QUESTION 73. proportion?
73. If a , b , c , d are in continued proportion, prove
that QUESTION 87.
(a - b)3 87. Find the fourth proportional to:
(i) =a (i) 8, 14, 16
(b - c)3 d
(ii) 2xy, x2, y2
(ii) ab + bc - cd = (a + b - c) (b + c - d) (iii) x3 - y3, x 4 + x2 y2 + y 4, x - y
QUESTION 74. (iv) a2 - b2, a2 - ab, a3 + b3
74. If x = y = z , prove that
b-c c-a a-b QUESTION 88.
88. Find the third proportional to
ax + by + cz = 0
(i) 9 and 15 (ii) a - b, a2 - b2
QUESTION 75. (iii) a + b , a2 + b2 (iv) a2 - b2, a + b
75. Given a = c , prove that 3a - 5b = 3c - 5d . b a
b d 3a + 5b 3c + 5d QUESTION 89.
QUESTION 76. 89. Find the mean proportional between the following:
76. If a : b :: c : d , prove that 4a + 7b = 4a - 7b (i) 6, 54
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(ii) 6 + 3 3 , 8 - 4 3 QUESTION 102.

102.If a = c = e , prove that each of these ratios is
b d f
(iii) (x - y), (x3 - x2 y) equal to a + c + e
(iv) (a + b) (a - b) 3, (a + b) 3 (a - b) b+d+f
QUESTION 103.
QUESTION 90.
90. If b is the mean proportional between a and c, 103.If a = c = e , prove that
b d f
prove that (ab + cd + ef) 2 = (a2 + c2 + e2) (b2 + d2 + f2).
2 2 2
(i) -a2 - b-2+ c -2 = bA QUESTION 104.
a -b +c
104.If a = c , show that
(ii) abc (a + b + c) 3 = (ab + bc + ca) 3 b d
a + b : c + d = a2 + b2 : c2 + d2
QUESTION 91.
91. If y is the mean proportional between x and z, QUESTION 105.
y ax - by
prove that xy + yz is the mean proportional 105.If x = = z , then prove that =1
a b c (a + b) (x - y)
between x2 + y2 and y2 + z2.
QUESTION 106.
QUESTION 92. 106.If a : b = c : d , show that
2 2
92. If x : y : : y : z , prove that x : z = x : y .
QUESTION 107.
y
QUESTION 93. 107.If x = = z , prove that
a b c
93. If p + r = 2q and 1 + 1 = 2 , then prove that
q s r QUESTION 108.
p :q = r :s . y
108.If x = = z , show that each of these is equal to
a -3b c
QUESTION 94. lx + my-3 + nz-3 -1
e -3 o
2 2
94. If a + c = ab2 + cd2 , prove that a = c
3
ab + cd b d la + mb-3 + nc-3
b +d
QUESTION 109.
QUESTION 95. y 3
y3 3
xyz
95. If a :b ::c :d show that, 109.If x = = z show x3 - 3 + z3 =
a b c a b c abc
(4a + 5b) : (4a - 5b) : : (4c + 5d) : (4c - 5d).
QUESTION 110.
y a2 x2 + b2 y2 + c2 z2 3/2 xyz
QUESTION 96. 110.If x = = z , show e 3 o =
2 2 4 4
a b c
96. If 4a2 + 3b2 = 7 , find the value of 2a 4 - 11b 4 . a x + b3 y + c3 z abc
4a - 3b 4 2a + 11b QUESTION 111.
QUESTION 97. y x2 + y2 + z2 px + qy + rz 2
97. If ax = by = cz , prove that 111.If x = = z , show 2 2 = c pa + qb + rc m
a b c 2
a +b +c
2
x2 + y + z2 = bc + ca + ab QUESTION 112.
x+y y+z
yz zx xy a2 b2 c2 112.If = = z + x , prove that each
QUESTION 98. ax + by ay + bz az + bx
98. If (4a + 9b) (4c - 9d) = (4a - 9b) (4c + 9d), prove of these ratios is equal to 2 , unless
a+b
that a = c x+y+z = 0
b d
QUESTION 99. QUESTION 113.
ay - bx bz - cy
99. If a : b : : c : d , show that 113.If = cx - az = , show that
(2a + b + 4c + 2d) : (2a - b + 4c - 2d) : : c b a
x =y =z.
(2a + b - 4c - 2d) : (2a - b - 4c + 2d) a b c
(2a + b + 4c + 2d) : (2a - b + 4c - 2d) : :
(2a + b - 4c - 2d) : (2a - b - 4c + 2d)
QUESTION 100.
100.Show that a, b, c, d are in proportion, if CASE BASED QUESTIONS
(i) 6a + 7b : 6c + 7d : : 6a - 7b : 6c - 7d 114.To teach the chapter ratio and proportion in
a class, the teacher asked the students of class
(ii) ma2 + nb2 : mc2 + nd2 : : ma2 - nb2 : mc2 - nd2
X to make two groups of boys and girls to find
(iii) (a + b + c + d) (a - b - c + d) the number of boys and girls. Class X has three
= (a + b - c - d) (a - b + c - d) sections A, B and C. The number of boys and
girls in the three sections were found to be 24 and
QUESTION 101. 32, 27 and 39 and 28 and 35, respectively.
101.Find x from the equation a + x + a - x = b.
(i) What is the ratio of number of boys and girls
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(ii) What is the ratio of number of boys and girls

in section B ?
(iii) What is the ratio of number of girls and boys
in section C ?
(iv) What is the duplicate ratio of number of boys
and girls in section C ?
(v) What is the reciprocal ratio of number of girls
and boys in section C ?
115. Age-gender structure is one of the most important
characteristics of population composition. Almost
all population characteristics vary significantly
with age. Age statistics form an important
component of population analysis. The usefulness
of age data is more noticeable when it is cross
classified by variables like marital status, literacy,
economic activity which vary with age in different
patterns.
Suppose census report the population (approx.)
of different age groups in the year 2020.

Age group Population

(in years) (in 10,000,000)
0 – 18 48
19 – 45 32
46 and above 26
(i) What is the ratio of population of the three
age groups ?
(ii) If x is the fourth proportional of the numbers
of the ratio, obtained in (i), then find the
value of x.
(iii) If y is the mean population to 48 and 36, then
the find the value of y.
(iv) If z is the third proportion to 9 and 15, then
find the value of z.
(v) What is the compounded ratio of 3 : 8 and 4
: 9?

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