Proportion

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Proportion: Overview

This topic discusses proportion. It describes if two ratios are represented with an equal sign between them, then it is called a proportion.

Important Questions on Proportion

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9 and 45 are first and second terms respectively in a continued proportion, then the third proportional is _____.

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What is the mean proportional between  15+200and 27+648 ?

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If 32-x is the mean proportional of 86-x and 14-x, then find the value of x.

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Find the third proportional to x3y and x2y2.

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Find the third proportional to the following.

2 kg 400g and 400g

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If the quantities a, b, c, d are in continued proportion, prove that

a-b3b-c3=ad

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Three numbers are in continued proportion. If the middle number is 18 and the sum of the first and the last is 39, find the numbers​.

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If a: b=3: 4, b: c=4: 7, then a+b+cc is equal to

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What is the third proportional to 16 and 36?

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The third proportional to (x2-y2) and (x-y) is:

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What is the difference in the mean proportional between 1.8 and 3.2 and the third proportional to 5 and 3?

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The fourth proportion to 12, 18 and 6 is the same as the third proportion to k and 6. What is the value of k?

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The mean proportional between 1.4gms and 5.6gms is _____

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4, *, 9,1312 are in proportion. Then * is _____.

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The fourth proportional to 2a, a2, c is _____.

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The mean proportional between 25, 81 is _____.

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There are 150 students in school. If the ratio of the number of boys to girls is 4 : 1, then what is the mean proportional between the number of boys and girls in the school?

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Three numbers a, b and c are in proportion. If 3 is subtracted from each number, the ratio of these numbers is 3 : 5 : 8. Find the value of (a + b + c).

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What is the third proportional to 16 and 24?

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When x is added to each of  2, 3, 30 and 35, then the numbers obtained in this order, are in proportion. What is the mean proportional between x+7 and x-2?