Ratio & Proportion

Ratio & Proportion
Worksheet – 1
1. Simplify the ratio 42 : 63.
2. Ron gets 20% more marks than John. Find the ratio of their
marks.
3. Divide $490 in the ratio 4 : 3.
4. A man distributes his savings of $4000 among his three
sons, in the ratio 4 : 3 : 3. Find the amount received by his
first son.
5.If the ratio a : b = 2 : 3, and b : c = 3 : 4. Find the ration a : c.

6.There are two numbers. Five times the first, and four times
the second are equal. Find the ratio of the two numbers. (a) 5
: 4 (b) 4 : 5 7.Find the fourth proportion of 4, 9 & 12
(a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 72 (d) 27 (e) 24
8.Find the third proportion of 16 and 36
(a) 81 (b) 144 (c) 196 (d) 64 (e) 100
9.The ratio of two positive numbers is 4 : 7.. If the difference
of the numbers is 15, find the larger number.
(a) 25 (b) 30 (c) 20 (d) 35
10. Sub-duplicate ratio of 9 : 16
(a) 81 : 256 (b) 27 : 64 (c) 9 : 16 (d) 3 : 4
11. The mean proportion of 16 and 9 is ___________.
12. Find the duplicate ratio of 4 : 5. 13. The total number of
male and femal employees in a company are 60. Which of
the following represent the ratio of male and female
employees in the company.?
(a) 1 : 4 (b) 4 : 3 (c) 1 : 6 (d) 5 : 3

14. The LCM of two numbers is 160, and their ratio is 4 : 5.
Find the largest of the two numbers.
(a)40 (b) 45 (c) 20 (d) 15
15. If a/2 = b/3 = c/4. Find the ratio a : b : c.
Ratio & Proportion
Worksheet – 2
1.If a : b =3 : 2 and b : c = 3 : 5, then a : b : c is
(a) 12 : 9 : 25 (b) 15 : 9 : 10 (c) 9 : 6 : 10 (d) 15 : 9 : 25
2.What is the mean proportional of 72 and 32?
(a) 36 (b) 45 (c) 48 (d) 60
3.Income and expenditure of a person is in the ratio 5 :4. If
income of the person is Rs.18000, then his savings is
(a) Rs.3600 (b) Rs.3200 (c)Rs.3000 (d) Rs.3400
4. 5 : 7 :: x : 35. Find the value of x. 5. (a + b) : (b + c) : (c + a) =

5 : 6 : 7. a + b + c = 72. Find the value of b.
6.If P : 1.25 :: 7 : 5, then P is equal to:
(a) 1.12 (b) 1.2 (c) 1.25 (d) 1.75
7.In a ratio which is equal to 4 ; 5, if the antecedent is 24,
then the consequent is:
(a) 9 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 30
8.Two number are in the ratio 4 : 5. If 15 is subtracted from
each, the new numbers are in the ratio 5 : 7. The largest of
the two numbers is_____.
(a) 27 (b) 33 (c) 49 (d) 50 (e) 60
9.If 20 men take 12 days to dig a well, working 3 hours a day.
Find the time taken by 12 men to dig the same well working 6
hours a day.
(a) 24 (b) 180 (c) 30 (d) 25 (e) 32
10. If 60% of a number is equal to four – fifth of another

number, what is the ratio of first number to the second
number?
(a) 2 : 5 (b) 3 : 7 (c) 4 : 3 (d) 7 : 3
Ratio & Proportion
Worksheet – 3
1.If X/Y = 3/5, find (3X +4 Y) / ((5X - 2Y)
(a) 8/9 (b) 13/11 (c) 15/17 (d) 29/5 (e) 7/6
2.Two numbers are in the ratio 9 : 8. If 14 is subtracted from
each, the new ratio is 8 : 7. Find the numbers.
(a) 90, 70 (b) 27, 35 (c) 36, 32 (d) 54, 63 (e) 18, 25
3.There are three numbers. 5 times the first and 6 times the
second are equal. 3 times the second and 2 times the third
are also equal. If the first number is 20 more than the third,
find the third number.
(a) 75 (b) 100 (c) 50 (d) 60 (e) 800
4.If a : b = 2 : 1, b : c = 3 : 5, c : d = 4 : 5 and e : d is 6 : 5. Find a

:b:c:d:e
(a) 24 : 12 : 10 : 25 : 30 (b) 24 : 12 : 20 : 25 : 30 (c) 24 : 12 : 10
: 5 : 6 (d) 24 : 12 : 10 : 25 : 6
5.A person distributed $2000 among three persons A, B and
C. If A gets thrice as much as C and B gets twice. Find the
ration of A, B and C
(a) 1 : 2 : 3 (b) 2 : 1 : 3 (c) 3 : 2 : 1 (d) 1 : 2 : 1
6.One number is 20% more, another number is 20% less than
the third number. Find the ration of the two numbers.
(a) 2 : 5 (b) 3 : 2 (c) 4 : 5 (d) 6 : 7
7.An alloy is to contain tin and zinc is in the ratio 4 : 7. The
zinc required to be melted with 24kgs of tin is_________ .
8.If P : Q = 7 : 8, What is the value of P – 7 : Q – 8 ? 9.If a : b :
c = 3 : 4 : 5, then what is the value of ( a + b) : (b + c) .
10. If a/b = 4/5 and p/q = 2/3, then find (3ap-bq) / (2ap +
3bq)
Ratio & Proportion
Worksheet – 4
1.The ratio of the present age of a father and a daughter is 3 :
1. After 12 years, the ratio of their ages would be 11 : 5. Find
the present age of the father.
(a) 68 years (b) 64 years (c) 58 years (d) 54 Years
2.If a : b = 4 : 5 and b : c = 3 : 5, then a : b : c is

(a) 12 : 9 : 25 (b) 15 : 9 : 10 (c) 12 : 15 : 25 (d) 15 : 9 : 25
3.A : B = 8 : 15 B : C = 5 : 8 C : D = 4 : 5, then A : D is equal to:
(a) 2 : 7 (b) 4 : 15 (c) 8 : 15 (d) 15 : 4
4.The third proportion of 36 and 48 is:
(a) 64 (b) 128 (c) 42 (d) 94
5.Find the mean proportional of 200 and 128 (a) 80 (b) 120
(c) 160 (d) 200
6.If 25% of a = 20% of b. Find a : b
7.If A = 2B = 3C. Find the ration of A : B : C.
8.Find the numbers which are in the ratio 3 : 2 : 4 such that
the sum of first and second added to the difference of the
third and second is 21.
(a) 12 : 18 : 16 (b) 6 : 4 : 8 (c) 9 : 6 : 24 (d) 9 : 6 : 12
9.There are two positive numbers in the ratio 5 : 8. If the

larger number exceeds the smaller by 15, find the smaller
number.
(a) 25 (b) 30 (c) 20 (d) 35
10. A sum of money is distributed among A, B, C and D in the
proportion of 5 : 2 : 4: 3. If C gets $.1000 more than D, What
is D’s share ?
(a) $ 500 (b) $ 1500 (c) $.2000 (d) $3000
Ratio & Proportion

Worksheet – 5
1. Find the fourth proportion of 4, 9 & 12
(a) 18 (b)36 (c) 72 (d 27 (e) 24
2. Find the third proportion of 24 and 48
(a) 81 (b) 144 (c) 96 (d) 64 (e) 100
3. The ratio of third proportion to 12 and 30 and the mean
proportion between 9 and 25 is:
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 5 : 1 (c) 7 : 15 (d) 9 ; 14
4. If 5 students can finish a project in 12 days, find the time
taken by 3 students to complete the same project.
(a) 20 days (b) 9 days (c) 10 days (d) 6 days
5. Area of circle varies as the square of its radius. Given that

the area of the circle is 154 sq units, when the radius is 7
units. Find the area of the circle in sq. Units when the radius
is 3.5units.
(a) 77 (b) 38.5 (c) 75 (d) 67
6. X varies inversely as square of Y. Given that y = 2 for x = 1.
The value of x for y = 6 will be equal to :
(a)3 (b) 9 (c) 1/3 (d) 1/9
Answers
Worksheet – 1
1. 2:3
2. 6:5
3. $210
4. 1600
5. 1:2
6. B) 4:5
7. 27
8. A) 81
9. D) 35
10. D) 3:4
11. 12
12. 16:25
13. A) 1:4
14. A)40
15. 2:3:4
Worksheet – 2
1.c) 9,6, 10
2.c) 48
3.a)3600
4.25
5.16
6.d)1.75
7.d)30
8.d)50
9.b)10
10.4:3
Worksheet 3
1. D)29/5
2. C)36, 32
3. D)60
4. B)24:12:20:25:30
5. C)3:2:1
6. B)3:2
7. 42kgs
8. 7:9
9. 7:9
10. 8/61
Worksheet 4
1. D)54 years
2. C)12:15:25
3. B)4:15
4. A)64
5. C)160
6. 4:5
7. 6:3:2
8. D)9:6:12
9. A)25
10. D)$3000
Worksheet 5
1. 7:25
2. $6000
3. B)33
4. 125:343
5. 4:5
6. C)23:33:60

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