Placement Training Programme Ratio Proportion, Mixtures and solutions Problem Solving 1.

The monthly income of A and B are in the ratio 4:5 and their expenses are in the ratio 5:6. If A saves Rs.25 per month and B saves Rs.50 per month, what are their respective incomes in rupees? (a) 400 and 500 (b) 240 and 300 (c) 320 and 400 (d) 440 and 550 2. The value of a silver coin varies directly as the square of its diameter when the thickness remains the same and directly as its thickness while the diameter is constant. Two silver coins have their diameters as 4:3. Find the ratio of their thickness if the value of the first is 4 times the value of the second. (a) 4:3 (b) 3:2 (c) 2:1 (d) 9:4 3. The wages of laborers in a factory has increased in the ratio 22:25 and their number decreased in the ratio 15:11. What was the original wage bill of the factory if the present bill is Rs.5000? (a) Rs.4000 (b) Rs.5000 (c) Rs.6000 (d) Rs.7000 4. Three families share a bungalow paying a total rent of Rs.18000. The first family comprising six members uses the bungalow for 4 months, second family of eight members for one year and third family of 12 members for 6 months only. How much rent should the second family pay? (a) Rs.9000 (b) Rs.6000 (c) Rs.12000 (d) Rs.10500 5. In an examination, there are 3 subjects and each has the same maximum mark. If a boys 3 marks are in the ratio 4:5:9 and his aggregate is th of the total marks, in how many 5 subjects did he get more than 50%? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) None of these

6. The sum of three times a number and two times the second number is 5 times the difference of thrice the first and twice the second. Find the ratio of the two numbers? (a) 1:1 (b) 2:3 (c) 3:2 (d) 5:3 7. An 8 liter cylinder contains a solution of oxygen and nitrogen, the volume of oxygen being 16% of the total volume. A few liters of the solution is released and an equal amount of nitrogen is added. Then the same amount of the solution as before is released and replaced by nitrogen for the second time. As a result, the oxygen content becomes 9% of the total volume. How many liters of solution are released each time? (a) 2 liters (b) 1 liter (c) 1.5 liters (d) 2.5 liters 8. Two liquids are mixed in the ratio 3:2 and the solution is sold at Rs.11 per liter at 10% profit. If the first liquid costs Rs.2 more than the second, what is the cost price of the first liquid? (a) Rs.8.80 (b) Rs.10.80 (c) Rs.9.80 (d) none

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9. In what ratio must a person mix three kinds of tea costing Rs.60/kg, Rs.75/kg and Rs.100 /kg, so that the resultant mixture when sold at Rs.96/kg yields a profit of 20%? (a)1 : 2 : 4 (b)3 : 7 : 6 (c)1 : 4 : 2 (d)None of these 10. How many liters of water should be added to a 30 liter mixture of milk and water containing milk and water in the ratio of 7: 3 such that the resultant mixture has 40% water in it? (a) 7 liters (b) 10 liters (c)5 liters (d)None of these 11. How many Kgs of Basmati rice costing Rs.42/kg should a shopkeeper mix with 25 Kgs of ordinary rice costing Rs.24 per kg so that he makes a profit of 25% on selling the mixture at Rs.40/kg? (a) 20 Kgs (b)12.5 Kgs (c)16 Kgs (d)200 Kgs

12. Tea worth Rs.126 per kg and Rs.135 per kg are mixed with a third variety in the ratio 1: 1: 2. If the mixture is worth Rs.153 per kg the price of the third variety per kg will be: (a) Rs.169.50 (b) Rs.170 (c) Rs.175.50 (d) Rs.180 13. Two liquids A and B are in the ratio 5:1 in container 1 and in container 2, they are in the ratio 1:3. In what ratio should the contents of the two containers be mixed so as to obtain a mixture of A and B in the ratio 1:1? (a) 2 : 3 (b) 4 : 3 (c) 3 : 2 (d) 3 : 4 14. A trader mixes Ariel detergent costing Rs.64/kg with Surf which costs Rs.76/kg in the ratio 1:3. If the cost of Surf drops to Rs.74/kg, then in what ratio should he mix the two to leave the cost of mixture unchanged? (a) 1:9 (b) 1:8 (c) 9:1 (d) None of these 15. An Alloy of two metals weighing 18gm is worth Rs.174. If their weights were interchanged, it would be worth Rs.157.20. If the price of one metal was Rs.13.40/gm, find the weight of the other metal in the alloy. (a) 8gm (b) 4gm (c) 5gm (d) None of these

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Reasoning: Information for questions 1 to 5 A museum curator must group 9 paintings F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M and in 12 spaces numbered consecutively from 1 to 12. The paintings must be in three groups, each group representing a different century. The groups must be separated from each other by at least one unused wall space. Three of the paintings are from the 18th century, two from the 19th century, and four from the 20th century.

(i) Unused wall spaces cannot occur within groups. (ii) G and J are paintings from different centuries. (iii) J, K and L are all paintings from the same century. (iv) Space 5 is always empty. (v) F and M are 18th century paintings (vi) N is a 19th century painting 1. If space 4 is to remain empty which of the following is true? (a) Space 10 must be empty. (b) The groups of paintings must be in chronological order (c) An 18th century painting must be hung in space 3. (d) A 19th century painting must be hung in space 1. 2. If the paintings are hung reverse chronological order the unused wall spaces could be (a) 1, 5 and 10 (b) 1, 6 and 10 (c) 4, 7 and 8 (b) 5, 8 and 12 3. Which of the following is a space that cannot be occupied by a 19th century painting? (a) 1 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 11 4. If J hangs in Space 11, which of the following is a possible arrangement for spaces 8 and 9? (a) F in 8 and M in 9 (b) K in 8 and G in 9 (c) N in 8 and M in 9 (d) 8 unused and H in 9 5. If the 20th century paintings are hung in spaces 1 to 4, which of the following cannot be true? (a) Space 8 is unused (b) Space 9 is unused (c) F is hung in space 6 (d) N is hung in space 9

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