Proportion

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Proportion: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Proportion and Variation, Types of Proportion, Graphical Implication of Proportion & Equation Implication of Proportion etc.

Important Questions on Proportion

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In a group of buffaloes and ducks, the number of legs are 24 more than twice the number of heads. What is the number of buffaloes in the group?

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A juice centre requires 35 dozen guavas for 28 days. How many dozen guavas will it require for 36 days?

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If y=3+1.9x, and mode of x is 15, then the mode of y is:

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40 men take 8 days to earn Rs. 2000. How many men will earn Rs. 200 in two days?

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A sum of 549 is to be divided among Priya, Preeti and Sonu in such a way that 3 times Priya's share, 4 times Preeti's share and 7 times Sonu's share are all equal. What is the share of Priya?

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

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Mayank can do a piece of work in 3 days. Sanjay can do the same work in 4 days. The wage for full work is 350. If both work together to complete the work, then find out the earning of Sanjay if the wages are paid in proportion to work done.

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If 2: 3 and 2: x : 4: 8 the value of y is:

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If p is the third proportional to 3, 9, then what is the fourth proportional to 6, p, 4?

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If x is subtracted from each of 24, 40, 33 and 57, the numbers, so obtained are in proportion. The ratio of 5x+12 to 4x+15 is_____.

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An insect which is climbing on a vertical pole in such a way that on one day it climbs a height of 2 m on next day it comes down 1 m. If height of the pole is 12 m, find the no. of days in which it will reach the top.

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If p persons working p hours a day for each of p days produce p units of work, then the units of the work produced by q persons working q hours a day for each q day is:

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If a: b = c:d, and e:f=g:h, then (ae + bf): (ae - bf) = ?

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If a: b = c:d, and e:f=g:h, then (ae + bf): (ae - bf) = ?

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A sum of 6342 is divided amongst A, B, C and D in the ratio 3 : 4 : 8 : 6. What is the difference between the shares of B and D?

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In a proportion, the product of the first and fourth terms is 70 and that of the second and third term is 3.5y. The value of y is __________.

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If the length, breadth, and height of the room are in the ratio 3:2:1. The breadth and height of the room are halved and length of the room is doubled. Then area of the four walls of the room will:

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A kid has 300 coins of different denominations-25 paise coins, 50 paise coins, and 1 coins. In all, he has 220. The ratio of a number of 25 paise coins: Number of 50 paise coins: 1 coins =2:5:8. How many 50 paise coins does he have?

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There are only three kinds of books in the library, namely fiction, non-fiction, and biology. Ratio of fiction to non-fiction is 3:2; ratio of non-fiction to biology is 4:3. Total number of books is more than 1000. What is the minimum number of books in the library?

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If (x+y):(y+z):(z+x)=6:7:8 and (x+y+z)=14, then find the value of c.