Ratio and Proportion

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Ratio and Proportion: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Linking Ratio with Fractions, Commensurable and Incommensurable Quantities, Case of Incommensurable Quantities, Duplicate Ratio, Compounded Ratio, Componendo and Dividendo Rule, Series of Equal Fractions, etc.

Important Questions on Ratio and Proportion

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The central angles p, q, r and s (in degrees) of four sectors in a Pie Chart satisfy the relation 9p=3q=2r=6s. What is the value of 4p-q?

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If p, q and r are positive real numbers, then the quantity (p+r)(q+r) is:

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Let Q=xy where x and y are positive real numbers. If both x and y are increased equally, then

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If x+7:2x+14 is the duplicate ratio of 5:8, then x is

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Find the compounded ratio of the ratio 2a:3b and the duplicate ratio of 9b2:ab.

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If a, b, c, d are in proportion, then

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If 12=48, what type of proportion it depicts?

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A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B in the ratio 7:5. When 9 litres of mixture are drawn off and the can is filled with B, the ratio A and B becomes 7:9. How many litres of liquid A was contained by the can initially?

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Identify the incommensurable quantity from the below options.

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Identify the incommensurable quantity from the below options.

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If800 when divided in the ratio of 3:5 is  k and  m, then the value of k+m is

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If a2+b2c2+d2=abcd, then find the value of a+ba-b in terms of c and d only.

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Consider the following statements
I. limn2n+(-2)n2n does not exist
II. limn3n+(-3)n4n does not exist
Then

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The number of ordered pairs x,y of positive integers satisfying 2x+3y=5xy is

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If a, b, c, d are in continued proportion and a2+b2+c2b2+c2+d2=λ2, then λ is equal to

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The third proportional to xy+yx and xy is

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The fourth proportional to 3, 5, 27 is

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If ax+by+cz=a2x+b2y+c2z=0 and x+y+z+b-cc-aa-b=0, then the value of xbc+yac+zab is equal to

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If 7yz+3zx=4xy, 21yz-3zx=4xy and x+2y+3z=19, then the ordered triplet x,y,z can be

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If x+y=z, 3x-2y+17z=0 and x3+3y3+2z3=167, then x+y+z is equal to