MCQs of Ratio and Proportion - Quantitative Aptitude

The incomes of A & B are in the ratio of 5 : 7 & their expenditures are in the ratio of 3 : 5. If each saves Rs.1500. Find the income of B.

Two vessels A and B contain spirit and water in the ratio 5 : 2 and 7 : 6 respectively. Find the ratio in which these mixtures be mixed to obtain a new mixture in vessel C containing spirit and water in the ratio 8 : 5?

285 is summation of 3 numbers. Ratio between 2nd and 3rd numbers is 6:5. Ratio between 1st and 2nd numbers is 3:7. The 3rd number is?

Ram and Shyam salaries are in the ratio of 2:3. If both of their salaries are increased by Rs 4000 each, the new ratio becomes 40:57. What is Shyam’s present salary?

Two numbers are in the ratio 3 : 5. If 9 is subtracted from each, the new numbers are in the ratio 12 : 23. The smaller number is:

12 liters of water is drawn out from a container full of water and replaced by milk. Again 12 liters of mixture is drawn and the container is again filled with milk. The ratio of final quantity of milk to water in the container is 11 : 25. How much water did the container hold?

A cricketer whose bowling average is 24.85 runs per wicket takes 5 wickets for 52 runs and there by decrease his average by 0.85. The number of wickets taken by him before the last match was?

A man has 90 pens. He sells some of these at a profit of 15% and rest at 9% profit. On the whole transaction he gets a profit of 11%. How many pens did he sell at 9% profit?

A man travelled a distance of 90 kms in 9 hours, partly on foot at 8 km/hr and partly on bicycle at 17 km/hr. Find the distance travelled on foot.

A watermelon is cut into two pieces in the ratio of 3 : 5 by weight. The bigger of the two is further cut in the ratio of 5 : 7 by weight. Find the ratio of weight of each of the three pieces.