Cluster · Ratio and Proportion Word Problems

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Ratio Percentage and Number Problems
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By how much is 70% of 150 greater than 60% of 160?

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What is the compound ratio of 3 : 2, 4 : 7 and 49 : 52?

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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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The smallest number of four-digit is 20% less than the number "P". Number "P'' is what % more than the smallest four digit number?

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The ratio of two numbers is 5:8, when the smaller number is increased by 28% and larger number is decreased by 40%, this ratio becomes:

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If A : B = 3 : 1 and C : A = 1 : 3 find B : A : C.

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

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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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By how much 70% of 120 is greater than 40% of 80.

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

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If a number is four times another number and 24 is added to the smaller number, the result is 3 more than twice the larger number. What is the larger number?

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If 40% of B is added to 20% of A, then it becomes 50% of B, then A is initially what percent less than B?

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If 30% of (P + Q) = 70% of (P - Q) then Q is what percent of P?

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Three cakes of equal weight are ordered for a party. First cake is cut into 8 equal pieces, second cake into 6 equal pieces and third cake into 10 pieces. Ram gets 3 pieces from first cake, 3 pieces from second cake and 1 piece from third cake. What percentage of total cake ordered he gets?

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By how much is 70% of 150 greater than 60% of 160?

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If 20% of the number is 120 less than 60% of the number, then 30% of the number is more than 20% of the number by.

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If the difference between 3/2 and 4/3 of the same number is 12, then the number is ?

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If 30% of (P + Q) = 70% of (P - Q) then Q is what percent of P?

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If ratio a : b and b : c are both equal to 2 : 3, find the ratio of 3a + 7b – 2c and 5a – 11b + 10c.

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

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Two numbers are in the ratio 3 : 2. If 3 is added to the larger number and 2 to the smaller number, the ratio is still 3 : 2. The numbers are?

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What is the compound ratio of 3 : 2, 4 : 7 and 49 : 52?

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

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If a number is four times another number and 24 is added to the smaller number, the result is 3 more than twice the larger number. What is the larger number?

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If 2/5 of A = 70% of B and B = 25% of C. Find the value of A : B : C.

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

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If x% of half of 84 is 7 times the y% of one-fourth of 48, then x is what percentage more/less than y?

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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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The sum of two digits of a number is 10. If the digits are interchanged, then its value increases by 18. Find the number.

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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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If x : y : z = 3 : 4 : 5, then what will be the ratio of \((\frac x y):(\frac y z):(\frac z x )\) ?

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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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Two numbers are respectively 17% and 50% more than a third number. The ratio of the two numbers is:

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Three numbers are in the ratio 15 : 17 : 19. If the difference between thrice the third number and the sum of the first and second numbers is 625. Find the difference between the first and third numbers.

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If a ∶ b = 2 ∶ 3 and b ∶ c = 6 ∶ 8, then find a ∶ b ∶ c.

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

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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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 If x : y = 1 : 2, find the value of (2x + 4y) : (x + 4y).

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Two numbers are in the ratio 3 : 5. If 4 is subtracted from each of these two numbers, the new numbers then are in the ratio 4 : 7. Find the smaller of the two original numbers.

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

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The smallest number of four-digit is 20% less than the number "P". Number "P'' is what % more than the smallest four digit number?

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Three numbers are in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 3. The product of the three numbers is 1296. What is the sum of the three numbers?

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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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If x% of half of 84 is 7 times the y% of one-fourth of 48, then x is what percentage more/less than y?

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

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If a : b = 2 : 1, b : c = 2 : 5, c : d = 1 : 2 find a : d = ?

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The ratio of two numbers is 5:8, when the smaller number is increased by 28% and larger number is decreased by 40%, this ratio becomes:

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