EduSahara™ Assignment
Name : Word Problems on Ratios
Chapter : Ratio and Proportion
Grade : ICSE Grade VI
License : Non Commercial Use
Question
1
1.
A certain amount has been divided into two parts in the ratio 3 : 7. If the first part is 75, find the total amount.
(i)
249
(ii)
248
(iii)
251
(iv)
250
(v)
253
Question
2
2.
Divide
₹53200
into three parts
such that the first one is
2
5
of the second
and ratio between second and the third is
2 : 1
(i)
₹
11200.00
:
₹
28000.00
:
₹
28000.00
(ii)
₹
11200.00
:
₹
14000.00
:
₹
28000.00
(iii)
₹
28000.00
:
₹
14000.00
:
₹
11200.00
(iv)
₹
14000.00
:
₹
11200.00
:
₹
28000.00
(v)
₹
11200.00
:
₹
28000.00
:
₹
14000.00
Question
3
3.
Divide
₹16600
among A,B,C so that
A shall receive
6
77
of what B and C together recieve
and B may receive
21
62
of what A and C receive
(i)
₹
1200.00
:
₹
11200.00
:
₹
4200.00
(ii)
₹
1200.00
:
₹
4200.00
:
₹
11200.00
(iii)
₹
1200.00
:
₹
4200.00
:
₹
4200.00
(iv)
₹
4200.00
:
₹
11200.00
:
₹
1200.00
(v)
₹
11200.00
:
₹
1200.00
:
₹
4200.00
Question
4
4.
A bag contains ₹2499 in the form of five-rupee, two-rupee and one-rupee coins in the ratio 19 : 20 : 12. Find the number of coins of each type
(i)
323 , 340 , 204
(ii)
321 , 345 , 204
(iii)
325 , 335 , 204
(iv)
322 , 340 , 209
(v)
324 , 345 , 199
Question
5
5.
The sides of a triangle are in the ratio
1
7
:
1
4
:
1
9
and its perimeter is
1651 cm
.
Find the lengths of the sides of the triangle
(i)
463
cm
:
824
cm
:
364
cm
(ii)
468
cm
:
819
cm
:
364
cm
(iii)
473
cm
:
819
cm
:
359
cm
(iv)
473
cm
:
814
cm
:
364
cm
(v)
463
cm
:
819
cm
:
369
cm
Question
6
6.
An office contains 425 employees of 4 types. The managers, team leaders, developers and testers are in the ratio 7 : 4 : 5 : 1. The number of managers in the office =
(i)
178
(ii)
173
(iii)
175
(iv)
176
(v)
174
Question
7
7.
An office contains 187 employees of 4 types. The managers, team leaders, developers and testers are in the ratio 3 : 1 : 6 : 1. The number of team leaders in the office =
(i)
19
(ii)
14
(iii)
18
(iv)
16
(v)
17
Question
8
8.
An office contains 450 employees of 4 types. The managers, team leaders, developers and testers are in the ratio 2 : 5 : 7 : 4. The number of developers in the office =
(i)
177
(ii)
174
(iii)
175
(iv)
176
(v)
172
Question
9
9.
An office contains 444 employees of 4 types. The managers, team leaders, developers and testers are in the ratio 4 : 3 : 4 : 1. The number of testers in the office =
(i)
38
(ii)
36
(iii)
39
(iv)
37
(v)
35
Question
10
10.
An office contains 112 managers, 336 team leaders, 392 developers and 112 testers. The ratio of all employees in the office =
(i)
1
:
6
:
7
:
2
(ii)
2
:
6
:
7
:
2
(iii)
3
:
6
:
7
:
2
(iv)
2
:
4
:
7
:
2
(v)
2
:
9
:
7
:
2
Question
11
11.
An office contains 104 managers, 260 team leaders, 312 developers and 364 testers. The ratio of managers and team leaders =
(i)
3
:
5
(ii)
2
:
7
(iii)
2
:
5
(iv)
2
:
2
(v)
1
:
5
Question
12
12.
An office contains 180 managers, 120 team leaders, 180 developers and 60 testers. The ratio of managers to the total employees =
(i)
0
:
3
(ii)
1
:
1
(iii)
1
:
3
(iv)
1
:
6
(v)
2
:
3
Question
13
13.
An office contains 741 employees of 4 types. There are 273 managers and 195 team leaders. The developers and testers are in the ratio 3 : 4. The number of developers in the office =
(i)
120
(ii)
117
(iii)
114
(iv)
118
(v)
116
Question
14
14.
A box contains 588 fruits of 3 types. The mangoes, apples, and oranges are in the ratio 5 : 3 : 4. The number of apples in the box =
(i)
147
(ii)
148
(iii)
149
(iv)
146
(v)
144
Question
15
15.
A box contains 120 mangoes, 210 apples and 150 oranges. The ratio of all fruits in the box =
(i)
3
:
7
:
5
(ii)
4
:
7
:
5
(iii)
4
:
9
:
5
(iv)
5
:
7
:
5
(v)
4
:
4
:
5
Question
16
16.
A box contains 175 mangoes, 210 apples and 140 oranges. The ratio of mangoes and apples =
(i)
5
:
4
(ii)
5
:
8
(iii)
4
:
6
(iv)
5
:
6
(v)
6
:
6
Question
17
17.
A box contains 168 stationary items of 2 types. The pens and pencils are in the ratio 1 : 6. The number of pens in the box =
(i)
25
(ii)
21
(iii)
23
(iv)
27
(v)
24
Question
18
18.
A box contains 125 stationary items of 2 types. The pens and pencils are in the ratio 1 : 4. The number of pencils in the box =
(i)
97
(ii)
101
(iii)
99
(iv)
102
(v)
100
Question
19
19.
A box contains 224 pens and 336 pencils. The ratio of all stationary items in the box =
(i)
4
:
9
(ii)
5
:
6
(iii)
4
:
6
(iv)
3
:
6
(v)
4
:
4
Question
20
20.
A box contains 91 pens and 52 pencils. The ratio of pencils to the total stationary items =
(i)
3
:
11
(ii)
5
:
11
(iii)
4
:
11
(iv)
4
:
13
(v)
4
:
8
Assignment Key
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2) (v)
3) (ii)
4) (i)
5) (ii)
6) (iii)
7) (v)
8) (iii)
9) (iv)
10) (ii)
11) (iii)
12) (iii)
13) (ii)
14) (i)
15) (ii)
16) (iv)
17) (v)
18) (v)
19) (iii)
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