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 4 : 2. If the first part is 152, find the total amount.
(i)
229
(ii)
230
(iii)
228
(iv)
225
(v)
227
Question
2
2.
Divide
₹33300
into three parts
such that the first one is
3
1
of the second
and ratio between second and the third is
8 : 5
(i)
₹
21600.00
:
₹
7200.00
:
₹
7200.00
(ii)
₹
21600.00
:
₹
7200.00
:
₹
4500.00
(iii)
₹
4500.00
:
₹
21600.00
:
₹
7200.00
(iv)
₹
7200.00
:
₹
4500.00
:
₹
21600.00
(v)
₹
21600.00
:
₹
4500.00
:
₹
7200.00
Question
3
3.
Divide
₹71100
among A,B,C so that
A shall receive
24
55
of what B and C together recieve
and B may receive
30
49
of what A and C receive
(i)
₹
21600.00
:
₹
27000.00
:
₹
22500.00
(ii)
₹
27000.00
:
₹
22500.00
:
₹
21600.00
(iii)
₹
21600.00
:
₹
27000.00
:
₹
27000.00
(iv)
₹
22500.00
:
₹
21600.00
:
₹
27000.00
(v)
₹
21600.00
:
₹
22500.00
:
₹
27000.00
Question
4
4.
A bag contains ₹432 in the form of five-rupee, two-rupee and one-rupee coins in the ratio 4 : 9 : 10. Find the number of coins of each type
(i)
37 , 86 , 85
(ii)
38 , 76 , 90
(iii)
35 , 81 , 95
(iv)
36 , 81 , 90
(v)
34 , 86 , 90
Question
5
5.
The sides of a triangle are in the ratio
1
9
:
1
7
:
1
6
and its perimeter is
1060 cm
.
Find the lengths of the sides of the triangle
(i)
275
cm
:
365
cm
:
420
cm
(ii)
280
cm
:
360
cm
:
420
cm
(iii)
285
cm
:
355
cm
:
420
cm
(iv)
285
cm
:
360
cm
:
415
cm
(v)
275
cm
:
360
cm
:
425
cm
Question
6
6.
An office contains 901 employees of 4 types. The managers, team leaders, developers and testers are in the ratio 6 : 1 : 7 : 3. The number of managers in the office =
(i)
319
(ii)
315
(iii)
318
(iv)
317
(v)
321
Question
7
7.
An office contains 784 employees of 4 types. The managers, team leaders, developers and testers are in the ratio 4 : 7 : 3 : 2. The number of team leaders in the office =
(i)
342
(ii)
345
(iii)
343
(iv)
344
(v)
341
Question
8
8.
An office contains 704 employees of 4 types. The managers, team leaders, developers and testers are in the ratio 2 : 4 : 7 : 3. The number of developers in the office =
(i)
310
(ii)
309
(iii)
308
(iv)
307
(v)
305
Question
9
9.
An office contains 684 employees of 4 types. The managers, team leaders, developers and testers are in the ratio 6 : 1 : 2 : 3. The number of testers in the office =
(i)
174
(ii)
172
(iii)
169
(iv)
170
(v)
171
Question
10
10.
An office contains 62 managers, 310 team leaders, 186 developers and 62 testers. The ratio of all employees in the office =
(i)
1
:
8
:
3
:
1
(ii)
1
:
5
:
3
:
1
(iii)
2
:
5
:
3
:
1
(iv)
1
:
2
:
3
:
1
(v)
0
:
5
:
3
:
1
Question
11
11.
An office contains 280 managers, 200 team leaders, 280 developers and 80 testers. The ratio of managers and team leaders =
(i)
7
:
7
(ii)
8
:
5
(iii)
7
:
5
(iv)
7
:
3
(v)
6
:
5
Question
12
12.
An office contains 196 managers, 168 team leaders, 84 developers and 196 testers. The ratio of managers to the total employees =
(i)
8
:
23
(ii)
7
:
23
(iii)
6
:
23
(iv)
7
:
21
(v)
7
:
26
Question
13
13.
An office contains 610 employees of 4 types. There are 122 managers and 61 team leaders. The developers and testers are in the ratio 6 : 1. The number of developers in the office =
(i)
366
(ii)
364
(iii)
368
(iv)
365
(v)
367
Question
14
14.
A box contains 351 fruits of 3 types. The mangoes, apples, and oranges are in the ratio 3 : 4 : 2. The number of apples in the box =
(i)
157
(ii)
159
(iii)
156
(iv)
153
(v)
155
Question
15
15.
A box contains 70 mangoes, 30 apples and 10 oranges. The ratio of all fruits in the box =
(i)
7
:
1
:
1
(ii)
7
:
3
:
1
(iii)
8
:
3
:
1
(iv)
6
:
3
:
1
(v)
7
:
6
:
1
Question
16
16.
A box contains 124 mangoes, 372 apples and 310 oranges. The ratio of mangoes and apples =
(i)
1
:
1
(ii)
1
:
6
(iii)
2
:
3
(iv)
1
:
3
(v)
0
:
3
Question
17
17.
A box contains 378 stationary items of 2 types. The pens and pencils are in the ratio 6 : 1. The number of pens in the box =
(i)
324
(ii)
323
(iii)
327
(iv)
322
(v)
325
Question
18
18.
A box contains 637 stationary items of 2 types. The pens and pencils are in the ratio 6 : 7. The number of pencils in the box =
(i)
343
(ii)
342
(iii)
345
(iv)
344
(v)
341
Question
19
19.
A box contains 408 pens and 204 pencils. The ratio of all stationary items in the box =
(i)
7
:
3
(ii)
6
:
6
(iii)
6
:
3
(iv)
5
:
3
(v)
6
:
1
Question
20
20.
A box contains 384 pens and 64 pencils. The ratio of pencils to the total stationary items =
(i)
1
:
7
(ii)
0
:
7
(iii)
2
:
7
(iv)
1
:
9
(v)
1
:
4
Assignment Key
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2) (ii)
3) (i)
4) (iv)
5) (ii)
6) (iii)
7) (iii)
8) (iii)
9) (v)
10) (ii)
11) (iii)
12) (ii)
13) (i)
14) (iii)
15) (ii)
16) (iv)
17) (i)
18) (i)
19) (iii)
20) (i)