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 5 : 3. If the first part is 100, find the total amount.
(i)
160
(ii)
161
(iii)
162
(iv)
157
(v)
159
Question
2
2.
Divide
₹79200
into three parts
such that the first one is
1
2
of the second
and ratio between second and the third is
7 : 6
(i)
₹
16800.00
:
₹
33600.00
:
₹
33600.00
(ii)
₹
28800.00
:
₹
16800.00
:
₹
33600.00
(iii)
₹
16800.00
:
₹
33600.00
:
₹
28800.00
(iv)
₹
16800.00
:
₹
28800.00
:
₹
33600.00
(v)
₹
33600.00
:
₹
28800.00
:
₹
16800.00
Question
3
3.
Divide
₹28500
among A,B,C so that
A shall receive
4
15
of what B and C together recieve
and B may receive
9
10
of what A and C receive
(i)
₹
6000.00
:
₹
13500.00
:
₹
13500.00
(ii)
₹
13500.00
:
₹
9000.00
:
₹
6000.00
(iii)
₹
9000.00
:
₹
6000.00
:
₹
13500.00
(iv)
₹
6000.00
:
₹
13500.00
:
₹
9000.00
(v)
₹
6000.00
:
₹
9000.00
:
₹
13500.00
Question
4
4.
A bag contains ₹1768 in the form of five-rupee, two-rupee and one-rupee coins in the ratio 20 : 9 : 18. Find the number of coins of each type
(i)
258 , 122 , 234
(ii)
260 , 117 , 234
(iii)
262 , 112 , 234
(iv)
261 , 122 , 229
(v)
259 , 117 , 239
Question
5
5.
The sides of a triangle are in the ratio
1
2
:
1
8
:
1
9
and its perimeter is
848 cm
.
Find the lengths of the sides of the triangle
(i)
576
cm
:
144
cm
:
128
cm
(ii)
571
cm
:
144
cm
:
133
cm
(iii)
581
cm
:
139
cm
:
128
cm
(iv)
571
cm
:
149
cm
:
128
cm
(v)
581
cm
:
144
cm
:
123
cm
Question
6
6.
An office contains 225 employees of 4 types. The managers, team leaders, developers and testers are in the ratio 6 : 1 : 6 : 2. The number of managers in the office =
(i)
89
(ii)
90
(iii)
92
(iv)
88
(v)
91
Question
7
7.
An office contains 434 employees of 4 types. The managers, team leaders, developers and testers are in the ratio 6 : 2 : 1 : 5. The number of team leaders in the office =
(i)
61
(ii)
63
(iii)
65
(iv)
62
(v)
59
Question
8
8.
An office contains 867 employees of 4 types. The managers, team leaders, developers and testers are in the ratio 3 : 7 : 2 : 5. The number of developers in the office =
(i)
103
(ii)
101
(iii)
102
(iv)
100
(v)
104
Question
9
9.
An office contains 589 employees of 4 types. The managers, team leaders, developers and testers are in the ratio 6 : 4 : 2 : 7. The number of testers in the office =
(i)
218
(ii)
214
(iii)
217
(iv)
216
(v)
219
Question
10
10.
An office contains 25 managers, 175 team leaders, 150 developers and 175 testers. The ratio of all employees in the office =
(i)
1
:
7
:
6
:
7
(ii)
1
:
9
:
6
:
7
(iii)
1
:
5
:
6
:
7
(iv)
0
:
7
:
6
:
7
(v)
2
:
7
:
6
:
7
Question
11
11.
An office contains 204 managers, 68 team leaders, 136 developers and 68 testers. The ratio of managers and team leaders =
(i)
3
:
1
(ii)
4
:
1
(iii)
2
:
1
(iv)
3
:
-2
(v)
3
:
4
Question
12
12.
An office contains 162 managers, 81 team leaders, 135 developers and 108 testers. The ratio of managers to the total employees =
(i)
1
:
0
(ii)
2
:
3
(iii)
1
:
3
(iv)
0
:
3
(v)
1
:
5
Question
13
13.
An office contains 767 employees of 4 types. There are 177 managers and 59 team leaders. The developers and testers are in the ratio 4 : 5. The number of developers in the office =
(i)
239
(ii)
236
(iii)
235
(iv)
233
(v)
237
Question
14
14.
A box contains 372 fruits of 3 types. The mangoes, apples, and oranges are in the ratio 4 : 1 : 7. The number of apples in the box =
(i)
29
(ii)
32
(iii)
33
(iv)
30
(v)
31
Question
15
15.
A box contains 50 mangoes, 200 apples and 50 oranges. The ratio of all fruits in the box =
(i)
2
:
4
:
1
(ii)
1
:
2
:
1
(iii)
0
:
4
:
1
(iv)
1
:
7
:
1
(v)
1
:
4
:
1
Question
16
16.
A box contains 141 mangoes, 47 apples and 94 oranges. The ratio of mangoes and apples =
(i)
3
:
3
(ii)
4
:
1
(iii)
2
:
1
(iv)
3
:
-2
(v)
3
:
1
Question
17
17.
A box contains 456 stationary items of 2 types. The pens and pencils are in the ratio 3 : 5. The number of pens in the box =
(i)
174
(ii)
170
(iii)
171
(iv)
172
(v)
168
Question
18
18.
A box contains 546 stationary items of 2 types. The pens and pencils are in the ratio 6 : 7. The number of pencils in the box =
(i)
293
(ii)
291
(iii)
294
(iv)
296
(v)
295
Question
19
19.
A box contains 60 pens and 50 pencils. The ratio of all stationary items in the box =
(i)
6
:
5
(ii)
6
:
8
(iii)
5
:
5
(iv)
7
:
5
(v)
6
:
2
Question
20
20.
A box contains 57 pens and 399 pencils. The ratio of pencils to the total stationary items =
(i)
8
:
8
(ii)
7
:
11
(iii)
6
:
8
(iv)
7
:
6
(v)
7
:
8
Assignment Key
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3) (iv)
4) (ii)
5) (i)
6) (ii)
7) (iv)
8) (iii)
9) (iii)
10) (i)
11) (i)
12) (iii)
13) (ii)
14) (v)
15) (v)
16) (v)
17) (iii)
18) (iii)
19) (i)
20) (v)
