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 2 : 5. If the first part is 50, find the total amount.
(i)
172
(ii)
178
(iii)
174
(iv)
176
(v)
175
Question
2
2.
Divide
₹18000
into three parts
such that the first one is
4
1
of the second
and ratio between second and the third is
1 : 4
(i)
₹
2000.00
:
₹
8000.00
:
₹
8000.00
(ii)
₹
8000.00
:
₹
2000.00
:
₹
2000.00
(iii)
₹
8000.00
:
₹
2000.00
:
₹
8000.00
(iv)
₹
8000.00
:
₹
8000.00
:
₹
2000.00
Question
3
3.
Divide
₹25600
among A,B,C so that
A shall receive
3
13
of what B and C together recieve
and B may receive
1
3
of what A and C receive
(i)
₹
6400.00
:
₹
14400.00
:
₹
4800.00
(ii)
₹
14400.00
:
₹
4800.00
:
₹
6400.00
(iii)
₹
4800.00
:
₹
6400.00
:
₹
6400.00
(iv)
₹
4800.00
:
₹
6400.00
:
₹
14400.00
(v)
₹
4800.00
:
₹
14400.00
:
₹
6400.00
Question
4
4.
A bag contains ₹2040 in the form of five-rupee, two-rupee and one-rupee coins in the ratio 11 : 14 : 19. Find the number of coins of each type
(i)
222 , 275 , 380
(ii)
219 , 280 , 385
(iii)
220 , 280 , 380
(iv)
218 , 285 , 380
(v)
221 , 285 , 375
Question
5
5.
The sides of a triangle are in the ratio
1
2
:
1
8
:
1
3
and its perimeter is
276 cm
.
Find the lengths of the sides of the triangle
(i)
144
cm
:
36
cm
:
96
cm
(ii)
149
cm
:
31
cm
:
96
cm
(iii)
139
cm
:
36
cm
:
101
cm
(iv)
149
cm
:
36
cm
:
91
cm
(v)
139
cm
:
41
cm
:
96
cm
Question
6
6.
An office contains 792 employees of 4 types. The managers, team leaders, developers and testers are in the ratio 3 : 6 : 7 : 2. The number of managers in the office =
(i)
132
(ii)
134
(iii)
130
(iv)
131
(v)
133
Question
7
7.
An office contains 77 employees of 4 types. The managers, team leaders, developers and testers are in the ratio 2 : 1 : 3 : 1. The number of team leaders in the office =
(i)
12
(ii)
11
(iii)
10
(iv)
9
(v)
14
Question
8
8.
An office contains 885 employees of 4 types. The managers, team leaders, developers and testers are in the ratio 6 : 4 : 3 : 2. The number of developers in the office =
(i)
179
(ii)
175
(iii)
176
(iv)
178
(v)
177
Question
9
9.
An office contains 510 employees of 4 types. The managers, team leaders, developers and testers are in the ratio 5 : 1 : 3 : 6. The number of testers in the office =
(i)
205
(ii)
206
(iii)
201
(iv)
204
(v)
203
Question
10
10.
An office contains 33 managers, 99 team leaders, 231 developers and 99 testers. The ratio of all employees in the office =
(i)
1
:
3
:
7
:
3
(ii)
1
:
5
:
7
:
3
(iii)
0
:
3
:
7
:
3
(iv)
1
:
0
:
7
:
3
(v)
2
:
3
:
7
:
3
Question
11
11.
An office contains 225 managers, 180 team leaders, 45 developers and 225 testers. The ratio of managers and team leaders =
(i)
6
:
4
(ii)
4
:
4
(iii)
5
:
6
(iv)
5
:
1
(v)
5
:
4
Question
12
12.
An office contains 235 managers, 47 team leaders, 235 developers and 188 testers. The ratio of managers to the total employees =
(i)
0
:
3
(ii)
1
:
3
(iii)
2
:
3
(iv)
1
:
1
(v)
1
:
5
Question
13
13.
An office contains 465 employees of 4 types. There are 124 managers and 31 team leaders. The developers and testers are in the ratio 3 : 7. The number of developers in the office =
(i)
91
(ii)
95
(iii)
94
(iv)
92
(v)
93
Question
14
14.
A box contains 360 fruits of 3 types. The mangoes, apples, and oranges are in the ratio 6 : 4 : 2. The number of apples in the box =
(i)
117
(ii)
121
(iii)
120
(iv)
119
(v)
122
Question
15
15.
A box contains 19 mangoes, 114 apples and 76 oranges. The ratio of all fruits in the box =
(i)
1
:
8
:
4
(ii)
0
:
6
:
4
(iii)
1
:
4
:
4
(iv)
1
:
6
:
4
(v)
2
:
6
:
4
Question
16
16.
A box contains 67 mangoes, 201 apples and 335 oranges. The ratio of mangoes and apples =
(i)
0
:
3
(ii)
1
:
3
(iii)
1
:
5
(iv)
2
:
3
(v)
1
:
0
Question
17
17.
A box contains 144 stationary items of 2 types. The pens and pencils are in the ratio 6 : 2. The number of pens in the box =
(i)
107
(ii)
110
(iii)
106
(iv)
109
(v)
108
Question
18
18.
A box contains 429 stationary items of 2 types. The pens and pencils are in the ratio 5 : 6. The number of pencils in the box =
(i)
237
(ii)
233
(iii)
235
(iv)
234
(v)
231
Question
19
19.
A box contains 72 pens and 24 pencils. The ratio of all stationary items in the box =
(i)
5
:
2
(ii)
6
:
-1
(iii)
6
:
2
(iv)
6
:
4
(v)
7
:
2
Question
20
20.
A box contains 216 pens and 180 pencils. The ratio of pencils to the total stationary items =
(i)
5
:
8
(ii)
5
:
13
(iii)
6
:
11
(iv)
4
:
11
(v)
5
:
11
Assignment Key
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