Ratio and Proportion Questions

Smita works in her office for 6 hours and Kajal works in her office for 7 hours 30 minutes. Find the ratio of their working hours. [ESIC—UDC Exam, 2016]

A movie was screened for 3 days – Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The respective ratio between the number of spectators on Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday was 2 : 3 : 5 and the price charged for three days was in the respective ratio 2 : 3 : 4. If the difference between the amount earned on Tuesday and Wednesday was Rs. 8800. What was the total amount earned in all three days? [CET—Maharashtra (MBA), 2016]

Directions: Study the following information and answer the questions that follow : The graph given below represents the production (in tonnes) and sales (in tonnes) of Company A from 2006 to 2011. [Graph Data of Company A] | Year | Production (in tonnes) | Sales (in tonnes) | |---|---|---| | 2006 | 750 | 300 | | 2007 | 800 | 550 | | 2008 | 600 | 450 | | 2009 | 550 | 400 | | 2010 | 700 | 500 | | 2011 | 650 | 550 | The table given below represents the ratio of the production (in tonnes) of Company A to the production (in tonnes) of Company B, and the ratio of sales (in tonnes) of Company A to the sales (in tonnes) of Company B. | Year | Production (A : B) | Sales (A : B) | |---|---|---| | 2006 | 5 : 4 | 2 : 3 | | 2007 | 8 : 7 | 11 : 12 | | 2008 | 3 : 4 | 9 : 14 | | 2009 | 11 : 12 | 4 : 5 | | 2010 | 14 : 13 | 10 : 9 | | 2011 | 13 : 14 | 1 : 1 | What is the ratio of the total production (in tonnes) of Company A to the total sales (in tonnes) of Company A ?