Ratio, Proportion and Variation
Ratio, Proportion and Variation: Overview
The topic highlights ratio, proportion and variations. We will learn about continued proportion and the geometric mean of two numbers. With the aid of examples, we will also learn how to solve problems for the variables in proportion.
Important Questions on Ratio, Proportion and Variation
If and , find

Ifand , then is equal to:

The ratio of the number of students appearing for the examination in in the states, A, B and C was . Next year if the number of students in these states increases by and respectively, the ratio in states A and C would be . Find the no. of students who appeared for the exam in the state A in .

If , then is equal to :

If , then is

If . then is :

If , Then is equal to _____.

If then is _________.

If there is a reduction in the number of workers in a factory in the ratio and an increment in their wages in the ratio , then the ratio by which the total wages of the workers should be decreased is _____.

If and , then is :

Fourth proportion to is equal to the third proportion to . What is the value of k ?

If p is the third proportional to then what is the fourth proportional to

If is subtracted from each of , the numbers, so obtained are in proportion. The ratio of to is_____.

Two numbers are in the ratio . If is subtracted from the first number and six is added to the second number, then the ratio becomes . What would the ratio become when eight is added to each number?

A certain sum is divided among A, B, C and D such that the ratio of the shares is . If the difference between the shares of A and D is , then the total sum is______.

The ratio of two numbers and is . If is added to each of and , then the ratio becomes , then find the difference in and .

The data given in the table shows the number of boys and girls enrolled in three different streams in a school over 5 years:
Years | Arts | Science | Commerce | |||
Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |
What is the ratio of the total number of boys in the year to the total number of girls in the year ?

The ratio of incomes of two persons and is and the ratio of their expenditure is . If each of them manages to save , then the income of is

A sum of is divided amongst and in the ratio . What is the difference between the shares of and ?

Find the ratio between the fourth proportional of and the third proportional of .
