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- Question
A company reduces his employee in the ratio 14 : 12 andincreases their wages in the ratio 16:18. Determine whetherthe bill of wages increases or not and in what ratio
Options- A. Decreases, 28: 27
- B. Increases, 27:28
- C. Decreases, 29:28
- D. Increases, 28:29
- Correct Answer
- Decreases, 28: 27
ExplanationLet the initial employee be 14a and final employee be 12a
similarly initial wage is 16b and final wage be 18b
Total initial wage = 14a × 16b = 224ab,
total final wage= 12a × 18b = 216ab
So clearly wages decreases and ratio = 224ab: 216ab= 28 : 27
- 1. In the following question, select the related number from the given alternatives. 8 : 27 : : 64 : ?
Options- A. 190
- B. 144
- C. 125
- D. 72 Discuss
- 2. Lokesh starts a business with Rs 240000. After 3 months Vishal joins him with Rs 210000. At the end of the year what will be the ratio of their profit?
Options- A. 32 : 21
- B. 16 : 13
- C. 8 : 5
- D. 45 : 39 Discuss
- 3. By increasing the price of entry ticket to a fair in the ratio 17:19, the number of visitors to the fair has decreased in the ratio 11:10. In what ratio has the total collection increased or decreased?
Options- A. decreased in the ratio 190:187
- B. increased in the ratio 187:190
- C. increased in the ratio 170:209
- D. decreased in the ratio 209:170 Discuss
- 4. The bus fare between two cities is increased in the ratio 1:2. Find the increase in the fare, if the original fare is Rs. 175.
Options- A. Rs 350
- B. Rs 70
- C. Rs 140
- D. Rs 175 Discuss
- 5. In what ratio is the segment joining the points (2,5) and (6,10) divided by the yaxis?
Options- A. 3:1
- B. 1:3
- C. 2:5
- D. 5:2 Discuss
- 6. There are saplings of 361 mangoes tree and neem tree in a garden. The ratio of the number of mango tree to that of neem tree saplings are in the garden?
Options- A. 209
- B. 171
- C. 57
- D. 152 Discuss
- 7. The ratio of incomes of C and D is 3 : 2. Ratio of income of D and E is 5 : 4. If one-third of C?s income is Rs 4000 more than the half of E?s income, then what is the D?s income (in Rs)?
Options- A. 40000
- B. 43000
- C. 50000
- D. 60000 Discuss
- 8. A, B and C start a business and the ratio of their investment is 8 : 5 : 3. If at the end the ratio of their profits is 4 : 15 : 6, then what is the ratio of time period of their investment?
Options- A. 1 : 6 : 5
- B. 2 : 3 : 4
- C. 1 : 6 : 4
- D. 2 : 6 : 3 Discuss
- 9. The cash difference between the selling price of an article at a profit of 4% and 6% is Rs. 3. The ratio of two selling prices is:
Options- A. 51:53
- B. 55:53
- C. 52:53
- D. 54:53 Discuss
- 10. In ?PQR , straight line parallel to the base QR cuts PQ at X and PR at Y. If PX:XQ = 5:6, then the XY:QR will be
Options- A. 5:11
- B. 6:5
- C. 11:6
- D. 11:5 Discuss
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