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A precious stone weighing 35 grams worth ₹12,250 is accidentally dropped and gets broken into two pieces having weights in the ratio of 2:5. If the price varies as the square of the weight then find the loss incurred.

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Important Questions on Ratio, Proportion and Variation

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How to prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 11 - Ratio, Proportion and Variation>Level of Difficulty>Q 31
On his deathbed, Mr. Kalu called upon his three sons and told them to distribute all his assets worth ₹5,25,000 in the ratio of 115:121:135 amongst themselves. Find the biggest share amongst the three portions.
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How to prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 11 - Ratio, Proportion and Variation>Level of Difficulty>Q 32

Three jackals-Paar, Maar and Taar together have 675loaves of bread. Paar has got three times as much as Maar but 25 loaves more than Taar. How many does Taar have?

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How to prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 11 - Ratio, Proportion and Variation>Level of Difficulty>Q 33
King Sheru had ordered the distribution of apples according to the following plan: for every 20 apples the elephant gets, the zebra should get 13 apples and the deer should get 8 apples. Now his servant Shambha jackal is in a fix. Can you help him by telling how much should he give to the elephant if there were 820 apples in total?
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How to prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 11 - Ratio, Proportion and Variation>Level of Difficulty>Q 34
In the famous Bhojpur island, there are four men for every three women and five children for every three men. How many children are there in the island if it has 531 women?
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How to prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 11 - Ratio, Proportion and Variation>Level of Difficulty>Q 35
Which of the following will have the maximum change in their values if 5is added to both the nu- merator and denominator of all the fractions?
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How to prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 11 - Ratio, Proportion and Variation>Level of Difficulty>Q 37
Mr AM, the magnanimous cashier at XYZ Ltd., while distributing salary, adds whatever money is needed to make the sum a multiple of 50. He adds 10 and 40 to A's and B's salary respectively and then he realises that the salaries of A, B and C are now in the ratio 4:5:7. The salary of C could be
 
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How to prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 11 - Ratio, Proportion and Variation>Level of Difficulty>Q 38
A mother divided an amount of ₹ 61,000 between her two daughters aged 18 years and 16 years respectively and deposited their shares in a bond. If the interest rate is 20% compounded annually and if each received the same amount as the other when she attained the age of 20 years, their shares are:

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How to prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT>Chapter 11 - Ratio, Proportion and Variation>Level of Difficulty>Q 42
The volume of a pyramid varies jointly as its height and the area of its base and when the area of the base is 60 square dm and the height 14 dm, the volume is 280 cubic dm. What is the area of the base of a pyramid whose volume is 390 cubic dm and whose height is 26 dm?