PODAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL (ICSE)

Practice sheet-Answer Scheme

Std: X Chapter 7: Ratio and Proportion
Subject: Mathematics

Q 1. Find the following:

(i) duplicate ratio of 2 2 : 3 5
(ii) triplicate ratio of a 2 : b 2
1 1
(iii) sub- duplicate ratio of :
25 64
(iv) sub- triplicate ratio of : 64a 6 : 27b3
Answer (i) 8 : 45 (ii) a 6 : b6 1 1 (iv) 4a 2 : 3b
(iii) :
5 8
Q 2. p q
Find the third proportional to  +  and p2 + q2
 q p
Answer pq

Q 3. If ( 4 x + 3) : ( 9 x + 10 ) is the triplicate ratio of 3 : 4, find the value of x

Answer 6

Q 4. If a, b, c are in continued proportion, then prove that:

(𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐)(𝑎 − 𝑏 + 𝑐) = 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 + 𝑐 2

Q 5. 1 1 2
If 𝑎 + 𝑐 = 2𝑏 and 𝑏 + 𝑑 = 𝑐 then prove that a, b, c and d are in proportion.

Q 6. If a, b, c are in continued proportion, then prove that: 𝑎: 𝑐 = (𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 ) ∶ (𝑏 2 + 𝑐 2 )

Q 7. If a : b = 2 : 5 and b : c = 7 : 9 find the continued ratio a : b : c

Answer 14 : 35 : 45

Q 8. If a, b, c are in continued proportion, then prove that:

(𝑎 + 𝑏)2 𝑎
=
(𝑏 + 𝑐)2 𝑐
Q 9. If 6 is the mean proportional between x and y, 48 is the third proportional to x and y;
find the numbers.

Answer x = 3 and y = 12
Q 10. 2𝑎−7𝑏 2𝑐−7𝑑
If a, b, c and d are in proportion, prove that 2𝑎+7𝑏 = 2𝑐+7𝑑.

Q 11. 3𝑎+5𝑏 3𝑎−5𝑏

If a, b, c and d are in proportion, prove that 3𝑐+5𝑑 = 3𝑐−5𝑑 .

ICSE/X/18-19 Ratio and Proportion Page 1 of 4

Q 12. What number should be added to each of the numbers 4, 10, 18 and 36 so that they are
in proportion?
Answer 3
Q 13. What number should be subtracted from each of the numbers 24, 31, 58 and 79 so that
the remainders are in proportion?
Answer 8
Q 14. The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in a school with 680 students is
5 : 3. In the new academic session, new students are admitted and the number of girls
increases by 114 to make the ratio of boys : girls as 11 : 9. Find the number of new boys
admitted in the school.
Answer 26

Q 15. In a mixture, of 45 litres,the ratio of milk to water is 13 : 2. How much water must be
added to this mixture to make the ratio 3 : 1?
Answer 7 litres
Q 16. 1 1 1
Divide `6300among A,B and C in the ratio , and
3 5 6

Answer A’s share is ` 3000 ,B’s share is `1800 and C’s share is `1500
Q 17. A money box contains coins of denominations `5, `2 and `1 in the ratio 8:5:4. If the
total value of all the coins is `1134 , find the number of coins of each denomination.
Answer 168 `5 coins, 105 `2coins and 84 `1coins
Q 18. 𝑥 𝑦 𝑧
If = 𝑐−𝑎 = 𝑎−𝑏 then prove that 𝑎𝑎 + 𝑏𝑏 + 𝑐𝑐 = 0.
𝑏−𝑐

Q 19. 2
𝑎 𝑐 𝑒 �𝑎3 +𝑐 3 � 𝑒6
If = 𝑑 = 𝑓 show that (𝑏3+𝑑3 )2 = 𝑓6.
𝑏

Q 20. 2𝑎𝑎 𝑥+𝑎 𝑥+𝑏

If 𝑥 = 𝑎+𝑏 find the value of + 𝑥−𝑏.
𝑥−𝑎

Q 21. 2𝑚𝑚𝑚 𝑥+𝑚𝑚 𝑥+𝑚𝑚

If 𝑥 = find the value of + 𝑥−𝑚𝑚.
𝑎+𝑏 𝑥−𝑚𝑚

Q 22. 𝑥 4 +1 41
Use properties of proportion to solve for x, given that = .
2𝑥 2 9
Answer x = 3 or –3
Q 23. √2𝑥+3−√2𝑥−5
If = 2, find the value of x.
√2𝑥+3+√2𝑥−5

Answer x=3
Q 24. 7𝑎+3𝑏 7𝑎−3𝑏
If 7𝑐+3𝑑 = then prove that a, b, c and d are in proportion.
7𝑐−3𝑑

ICSE/X/18-19 Ratio and Proportion Page 2 of 4

Q 25. 2𝑎−5𝑏 2𝑎+5𝑏
If = then prove that a, b, c and d are in proportion.
2𝑐−5𝑑 2𝑐+5𝑑

Q 26. 𝑎�𝑎2 +3𝑏 2 � 63

Given 𝑏(𝑏2 +3𝑎2) = 62, use componendo and dividendo to find the ratio (a+b):b.

Answer 5:2
Q 27. �𝑥 2 +3�𝑥 68
Use properties of proportion to solve for x, given that = 3 91.
3𝑥 2 +1

Answer 11
Q 28. �𝑝2 +𝑞 2 +�𝑝2 −𝑞2 2𝑝2 𝑥
Given 𝑥 = use componendo and dividendo to prove 𝑞 2 = 𝑥 2 +1.
�𝑝2 +𝑞 2 −�𝑝2 −𝑞2

Q 29. 𝑎 𝑏 𝑐 𝑎3 𝑏3 𝑐3 3𝑎𝑎𝑎
If = 𝑦 = 𝑧 show that + 𝑦3 + 𝑧 3 = .
𝑥 𝑥3 𝑥𝑥𝑥

Q 30. 𝑎𝑎−𝑏𝑏 𝑐𝑐−𝑎𝑎 𝑏𝑏−𝑐𝑐 𝑎 𝑏 𝑐

If = = then prove that 𝑥 = 𝑦 = 𝑧.
𝑝 𝑞 𝑟

Q 31. 𝑥 2 +𝑦2 17 𝑥 𝑥 3 +𝑦 3
If = find the value of : (i) (ii) 𝑥 3 −𝑦 3
𝑥 2 −𝑦2 8 𝑦

Answer (i) 5:3

(ii) 76:49
Q 32. 𝑎3 +3𝑎𝑏 2 𝑥 3 +3𝑥𝑦 2 𝑎 𝑏
If = 𝑦 3 +3𝑦𝑥 2 then prove that = 𝑦.
𝑏 3 +3𝑏𝑎2 𝑥

Q 33. 𝑥 3 +12𝑥 𝑦 3 +𝑦
Given = , use componendo and dividendo to find x : y.
6𝑥 2 +8 𝑦 2 +1

Answer 2:1
Q 34. 3
m +1 + 3 m −1
If x = use properties of proportion to prove x 3 − 3mx 2 + 3 x − m =
0.
3
m +1 − m −1
3

Q 35. √𝑎+3𝑏+√𝑎−3𝑏
If 𝑥 = use properties of proportion to prove 3𝑏𝑏 2 − 2𝑎𝑎 + 3𝑏 = 0.
√𝑎+3𝑏−√𝑎−3𝑏

Q 36.
3x + 9 x 2 − 5
Solve: =5
3x − 9 x 2 − 5
Answer x = 1 or – 1

Q 37. ay − bx cx − az bz − cy x y z
If = = , show that = =
p q r a b c
Q 38. 6ab x + 3a x + 3b
If x = find the value of +
a+b x − 3a x − 3b
Answer 2

ICSE/X/18-19 Ratio and Proportion Page 3 of 4

 x+2 + x−2
Q 39. Using the properties of proportion, solve the equation: =5
x+2 − x−2
26
Answer
5
Q 40. 3x + 4 + 3x − 5
Using componendo and dividendo, find the value of x: =9
3x + 4 − 3x − 5
Answer 7

ICSE/X/18-19 Ratio and Proportion Page 4 of 4