General Ability
Topic: Ratio and Proportion
Questions
Q 1: Two numbers are in the ratio 2: 3. If the sum of numbers is 60, find the numbers.
Q 2: A sum of money is to be distributed among A, B, C, D in the proportion of 5:2::4:3. If C gets
Rs. 1000 more than D, what is B’s share?
Q 3: Salaries of Riaz and Salman are in the ratio 2:3. If the salary of each is increased by Rs. 4000,
the new ratio becomes 40:57. What is Salman’s salary?
Q 4: If 0.75 : x :: 5 : 8, then x is equal to?
Q 5: Find the fourth proportion to 3, 7 and 9.
Q 6: Find the mean proportion between 5 and 45.
Q 7: Find the extreme proportion between 4 and 9.
Q 8: A Father has a property of 100 acres and he has four children. He has three daughters and one
son. How will be the property distributed among the children?
Q 9: Zahid left a property worth Rs. 1750,000. His family had to pay off a debt of Rs. 150,000.
The rest of money was distributed between a son and a daughter. How much did each child receive
if share of a son was double than that of a daughter?
Q 10: A man left his property of Rs. 640,000. A debt of Rs. 40,000 was due to him and Rs. 5,000
was spent on his burial. Distribute the amount between his widow, one daughter and two sons
according to the Islamic law.
Q 11: Moiz and Mair share a lottery win of Rs. 2000 in the ratio of 1:4. Moiz then share his part
between himself, his wife and his son in the ratio of 4:5:1. How much more his wife gets over his
son?
Q 12: Tahir started a business with a capital of Rs. 15,000. After 5 months Umar also joined him
with an investment of Rs. 30,000. At the start of 9th month, Usman joined them by investing Rs.
45,000. At the end of the year, they earned a profit of Rs. 406,000. Find the share of each one.
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