Proportion
Proportion: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Proportion and Variation, Dividendo, Componendo and Dividendo Rule and Types of Proportion etc.
Important Questions on Proportion
If , , , then what is equal to?

A shopkeeper mixes two varieties of rice A and B in the ratio respectively. Rice A costs per kg and rice B costs per kg. He sold the mixture for and made a profit of . What is the quantity of rice B in the mixture?

Deer and Ostrich are in the same cell in a zoo. The total number of heads is and the total number of legs is . Find the ratio of the total number of ostrich to the total number of deer.

The ratio of mixture of two type of rice A and B is . of type A rice added in the mixture. The ratio of Type A rice to the type B ratio becomes . Find the initial amount of mixture.

There are two types of rice mixed in a rice bag. The bag contains of type A rice and amount of type B rice is more than type A rice. Find the ratio of type A rice to type B rice.

A bag contains some red and blue balls. The total number of blue balls is more than the total number of red balls. If the total number of balls in the bag is . Then find the ratio of the total number of red balls to the total number of blue balls in the bag.

A solution is a mixture of A and B. If the quantity of A is , then what quantity of B should be added to the solution to make the ratio of A to B .

If , then find the value of in terms of only.

A certain amount of money is distributed between Ajay and Vijay in a ratio of . If the share of Ajay is less than the money distributed to Ajay, then find the sum of money distributed :

If , the value of is _____ :

What is the correct symbol of proportion?

If and , then find the value of and


The sum of four number , , and is . If , and , then find the value of .

If , then find the ratio of :


The sum of four number , , and is . If , and , then find the value of .

If , then find the ratio of :

Aman and Bhanu both spend of their income together which is equal to Rs. If ratio of income of Aman to that of Bhanu then find the income of Bhanu (in Rs.)?

Twenty years ago, Mikkel's age was one-third of what it is now. What is Mikkel's present age?
