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  • Question
  • A and B together have Rs. 1210. If 4⁄15 of A's amount is equal to ⅖ of B's amount, how much amount does B have?


  • Options
  • A. Rs. 460
  • B. Rs. 484
  • C. Rs. 550
  • D. Rs. 664

  • Correct Answer
  • Rs. 484 

    Explanation

    4 A = 2 B
    15 5

    ⟹ A = 2 x 15 ❩B
    5 4

    ⟹ A = 3 B
    2

    A = 3
    B 2

    ⟹ A : B = 3 : 2.

    ∴ B's share = Rs. 1210 x 2 = Rs. 484.
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    • 1. If Rs. 782 be divided into three parts, proportional to ½ : ⅔ : ¾, then the first part is:

    • Options
    • A. Rs. 182
    • B. Rs. 190
    • C. Rs. 196
    • D. Rs. 204
    • Discuss
    • 2. Salaries of Ravi and Sumit are in the ratio 2 : 3. If the salary of each is increased by Rs. 4000, the new ratio becomes 40 : 57. What is Sumit's salary?

    • Options
    • A. Rs. 17,000
    • B. Rs. 20,000
    • C. Rs. 25,500
    • D. Rs. 38,000
    • Discuss
    • 3. If 40% of a number is equal to two-third of another number, what is the ratio of first number to the second number?

    • Options
    • A. 2 : 5
    • B. 3 : 7
    • C. 5 : 3
    • D. 7 : 3
    • Discuss
    • 4. The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a college is 7 : 8. If the percentage increase in the number of boys and girls be 20% and 10% respectively, what will be the new ratio?

    • Options
    • A. 8 : 9
    • B. 17 : 18
    • C. 21 : 22
    • D. Cannot be determined
    • Discuss
    • 5. The sum of three numbers is 98. If the ratio of the first to second is 2 :3 and that of the second to the third is 5 : 8, then the second number is:

    • Options
    • A. 20
    • B. 30
    • C. 48
    • D. 58
    • Discuss
    • 6. In a bag, there are coins of 25 p, 10 p and 5 p in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 3. If there is Rs. 30 in all, how many 5 p coins are there?

    • Options
    • A. 50
    • B. 100
    • C. 150
    • D. 200
    • Discuss
    • 7. Seats for Mathematics, Physics and Biology in a school are in the ratio 5 : 7 : 8. There is a proposal to increase these seats by 40%, 50% and 75% respectively. What will be the ratio of increased seats?

    • Options
    • A. 2 : 3 : 4
    • B. 6 : 7 : 8
    • C. 6 : 8 : 9
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 8. A sum of money is to be distributed among A, B, C, D in the proportion of 5 : 2 : 4 : 3. If C gets Rs. 1000 more than D, what is B's share?

    • Options
    • A. Rs. 500
    • B. Rs. 1500
    • C. Rs. 2000
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 9. The fourth proportional to 5, 8, 15 is:

    • Options
    • A. 18
    • B. 24
    • C. 19
    • D. 20
    • Discuss
    • 10. Two numbers are respectively 20% and 50% more than a third number. The ratio of the two numbers is:

    • Options
    • A. 2 : 5
    • B. 3 : 5
    • C. 4 : 5
    • D. 6 : 7
    • Discuss


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