# Practice Questions on Ratios & ProportionAptitude Questions and Answers

## Moderate Ratios & Proportion Question - 21

 Q21. On a certain day, the ratio of the passenger in the 1st class and the second class travelling by train is $1:3$. the ratio of the fares collected from each first class and second class passengers is $30:1$. If the total amount collected from all the passengers is Rs 1,320. Find the amount in Rs, collected from the second class passengers.
 A. 240 B. 360 C. 480 D. 120

## Moderate Ratios & Proportion Question - 22

 Q22. By mistake, instead of dividing Rs 117 among three persons $P$, $Q$ and $R$ in the ratio $\left(\dfrac{1}{2}, \dfrac{1}{3},\dfrac{1}{4}\right)$, it was divided in the ratio $2:3:4$. Who gains the most and how much?
 A. $P$, Rs 28 B. $Q$, Rs 35 C. $R$, Rs 25 D. $R$, Rs 27

## Moderate Ratios & Proportion Question - 23

 Q23. $20%$ of the students in a class failed in an examination. Out of the students who failed, $75%$ were males. Male students who failed constitute $90%$ of the economically poor students in the class. What is the ratio of the number of economically poor students to the number of students in the class?
 A. $1:4$ B. $1:5$ C. $5:6$ D. $1:6$

## Moderate Ratios & Proportion Question - 24

 Q24. The present ages of $A$ and $B$ are as $6:4$. Five years ago their ages were in the ratio $5:3$. Find their present ages.
 A. 42, 28 B. 36, 24 C. 30, 20 D. 25, 15

## Moderate Ratios & Proportion Question - 25

 Q25. $A$, $B$ and $C$ enter into a partnership by investing Rs.3600, Rs.4400 and Rs.2800. $A$ is a working partner and gets a fourth of the profit for his services and the remaining profit is divided amongst the three in the rate of their investments. What is the amount of profit that $B$ gets if $A$ gets a total of Rs. 8000?
 A. 4888.88 B. 9333.33 C. 4000 D. 3666.66
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