Cluster · Ratio and Proportion Word Problems

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Ratio Percentage and Number Problems
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What should be added in the both numerator and denominator of fraction 4/7 so that the fraction becomes 2/3?

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The ratio of Ram's salary to Shyam's salary is 3 : 4. The ratio of Shyam's salary to Ghanshyam's salary is 5 : 6. What will be the ratio of Ram's salary to Ghanshyam's salary?

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If a : b = 5 : 7, b : c = 8 : 15, then find the value of 8c : 5a.

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A student multiplied a number by 8/13 instead of 11/8. He further added 15 in the number. Find the percentage error in calculation of final number.

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If A = \({1\over4}\)B , B = \({1\over3}\)C and, C = \(1\over2\)D then, find C : D : A : B.

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The digits of a two-digit number are in the ratio of 4:3 and the number obtained by interchanging the digits is lesser than the original number by 18. Find the new number.

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If the ratio of two numbers a and b is 3 : 5, such that a, b > 0, find the value of \(|{(a + b)\over(a-b)}| \).

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If 30% of the number A is 55% of B, it is given that A + B = 51. Find the value of A/3 + B2.

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The value of a : b = 5 : 4, then find the ratio of (a + b)2 - 4ab and a2 - b2.

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10% of a number is 120 greater than its 5%. Find the number.

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The ratio of the square of three numbers is 25 : 16 : 4 and their sum is 33. What is the middlemost number? (All the numbers are positive)

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The ratio of wages of A : B is 3 : 8 & the ratio of wages of B : C is 8 : 3, find the ratio of wages of A : C.

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A and B are two numbers such that 3A/11 = 4B/7. If C = ½ × (A – 2B), then what is the ratio of (A + B): C?

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The average of x, y and z is 220. If the ratio between x : y : z is 1 : 4 : 6. Find the sum of y and z. 

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A number 17% more than x is equal to another number 35% lesser than y. What is the value of (y + x)/(y – x)?

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a, b, c and d are four numbers such that a : b = 4 : 1, b : d = 3 : 1 and (a + d) : c = 13 : 2, then what is the value of (a + b) : (c + d)?

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If a three-digit number is multiplied by 11 instead of 9 the difference between them is 1558. Find the sum of the digits of that number.

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The average of x, y and z is 220. If the ratio between x : y : z is 1 : 4 : 6. Find the sum of y and z. 

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A student multiplies a number by 6/5 instead of 5/6. What is the percentage error in the result?

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If 7A = 11B = 14C; find the value of A : B : C.

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If 2a = 5b = 3c, find the ratio of (3a + 7b + 4c) and (2a + 8b + 9c).

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From a cake, 1/6th of it was given to Ahmed. From the remaining portion, ‘a%’ of the cake is given to Sam. If the piece with Ahmed and the remaining portion after giving it to Sam is 200% more than that with Sam, then what is the value of ‘a’?

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The ratio of a : b is 5 : 3. If 4 is added to both of them the ratio becomes 7 : 5. What is the original value of a, and b?

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If 70% of (x - y) = 20% of (x + y), then what percent of x is y?

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If A : B = 11 : 13, then what will be the value of the following expression?

(3A - 2B)/(2A + B)?

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If P : Q = 10 ∶ 11 and Q ∶ R = 11 ∶ 12, then P + Q ∶ Q + R ∶ R + P is:

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If A is 25% more than 36 and B is 36% more than 25, then which of the following is true?

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What is the ratio of 58% of 182 to 87% of 728?

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The Sum of 25% percent of A and 20% of B is equal to 8% of the number C. Also, the sum of 15% of A and 30% of B is equal to 7.5% of C. Find the difference between A and B. (Given C = 4000)

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If 70% of b is equal to 80% of a and 60% of c is equal to 50% of b. It is given that c is less than the 50% of the sum of a and b by 2.5, then what is the value of b?

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50% of x = 20% of y then find y% of 40.

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If 30% of x is equal to 5 times of 20% of y, then find the value of x : y.

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If A : B = 17 : 7 & B : C = 7 : 17, find A : C.

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If one number is 16% more than 1397 and another number is 32% more than 2794. Find the ratio of the first number to the second number.

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What is the ratio of the number of trousers produced by Raymond, Siyaram and Peter England?

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The numerator of a fraction is 1 less than the denominator. If 3 is added to the numerator and 1 is subtracted from the denominator the fraction becomes 5/2. Find the original fraction.

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If a : b = 18 : 17 and b : c = 19 : 21 then, find the ratio of a : c : b.

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The ratio of two numbers is 2 : 3. If 2 is added to the first number and 3 is subtracted from the second number, then the ratio becomes 5 : 6. What is the value of first number?

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If A : B = 2 : 3 & B : C = 5 : 7, then C : A = ?

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If X = 50 and Y = 25, then X is how much percentage more than Y?

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If A : B = 3 : 7 and B : C = 2 : 5, find A : B : C.

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If 70% of b is equal to 80% of a and 60% of c is equal to 50% of b. It is given that c is less than the 50% of the sum of a and b by 2.5, then what is the value of b?

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The sum of the three numbers is 144. The ratio of the first number and the second number is 1 : 2 and the ratio of the second and third numbers is 2 : 3. Then find the first number.

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If the ratio of two numbers is 5 : 3 before we add 4 to both numbers after adding 4 the ratio becomes 3 : 2. What is the difference between both numbers?

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If A : B = 3 : 5, B : C = 4 : 5, then find the value of \(\frac{5A+4B}{C-5}\).

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If the value of a : b = 5 : 4, then find the ratio of (a + b)2 - 4ab and a2 - b2.

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If a ∶ b = 4 ∶ 5, then (2a + 3b) ∶ (3a + 2b) is equal to∶

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A is y% more than B. B is (y - 50)% less than C. If A > C, what is the range of values y can take?

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If 3A = 5B = 6C ; then find the value of 2A + 3B + C

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If two numbers are in the ratio of 4 : 5 and the sum of their square is 3321, then find the smaller number.

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