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Ratio and Proportion questions

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Neelam’s annual income is $Rs. 288000$. Her annual saving amount is $Rs. 36000$. The ratio of her savings to her expenditure is:
  • A
    $1 : 8$
  • $1 : 7$
  • C
    $1 : 6$
  • D
    $1 : 5$

Answer: B.

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On a shelf, books with green cover and that with brown cover are in the ratio $2 : 3$. If there are $18$ books with green cover, then the number of books with brown cover is:
  • A
    $12$
  • B
    $24$
  • $27$
  • D
    $36$

Answer: C.

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If a bus travels $160\ km$ in $4h$ and a train travels $320\ km$ in $5h$ at uniform speeds, then the ratio of the distances travelled by them in one hour is:
  • A
    $1 : 2$
  • B
    $4 : 5$
  • $5 : 8$
  • D
    $8 : 5$

Answer: C.

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In the following figure, each division represents $1\ cm:$

Express numerically the ratios of the following distances:
$i.\ AC : AF$
$ii.\ AG : AD$
$iii.\ BF : AI$
$iv.\ CE : DI$
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At the parking stand of Ramleela ground, Kartik counted that there are $115$ cycles, $75$ scooters and $45$ bikes. Find the ratio of the number of cycles to the total number of vehicles.
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A scooter travels $120\ km$ in $3$ hours and a train travels $120\ km$ in $2$ hours. Find the ratio of their speeds.(Hint: Speed = distance travelled time taken)
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Q 163 Marks Question3 Marks
Samira sells newspapers at Janpath crossing daily. On a particular day, she had $312$ newspapers out of which $216$ are in English and remaining in Hindi. Find the ratio of:
$i.\ $The number of English newspapers to the number of Hindi newspapers.
$ii.\ $The number of Hindi newspapers to the total number of newspapers.
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Q 173 Marks Question3 Marks
In an election, the votes cast for two of the candidates were in the ratio $5 : 7$. If the successful candidate received $20734$ votes, how many votes did his opponent receive?
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Q 183 Marks Question3 Marks
A train takes $2$ hours to travel from Ajmer to Jaipur, which are $130\ km$ apart. How much time will it take to travel from Delhi to Bhopal which are $780\ km$ apart, if the train is travelling at the uniform speed?
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Q 193 Marks Question3 Marks
Length and breadth of the floor of a room are $5m$ and $3m$, respectively. forty tiles, each with area $\frac{1}{16}\text{m}^2$ are used to cover the floor partially. Find the ratio of the tiled and the non tiled portion of the floor.
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In Fig., what is the ratio of the areas of:
$a.\ $Shaded portion $I$ to shaded portion $II?$
$b.\ $Shaded portion $II$ to shaded portion $III?$
$c.\ $Shaded portions $I$ and $II$ taken together and shaded portion $III?$
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