# Moderate Ratios & Proportion Solved QuestionAptitude Discussion

 Q. An outgoing batch of students wants to gift a PA system worth Rs 4,200 to their school. If the teachers, offer to pay $50\%$ more than the students and an external benefactor gives three times the teacher's contribution, then how much should the teachers donate?
 ✖ A. Rs 600 ✖ B. Rs 840 ✔ C. Rs 900 ✖ D. Rs 1,200

Solution:
Option(C) is correct

The ratio of the share students : teacher: benefactor=$1:1.5:4.5$

So the proportion to teacher's share = $\dfrac{1.5}{7}$

Hence, the teachers would donate $\dfrac{1.5}{7}\times 4200= \text{Rs }900$

Thank you Deepak for explaining the final ratio in the comments.

## (12) Comment(s)

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S+ (150/100*S)+ 3*(150/100*S) = 4200

S= 600

so teachers contribution will be 150% of 600 = 900

Ayush
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Unfortunately I took it as "Rs 50"

They should avoid general language

Be specific.

Ayush
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Oh sorry

Kunaal
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If teacher gives rs 900 ...so the benefactor will give 2700rs and the students rs 850 .....the total is not rs 4200 ....please explain ..

Aastha
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Students will donate Rs. 600, teacher will donate Rs. $1.5 \times 600 = 900$ And external benefactor wil donate Rs. $900 \times 3 =2700$.

If you sum these all, $=600+900+2700=4200$. Which is the given total in the question. So everything matches.

You have miscalculated the donation given by students.

Joe
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Such a quick response, you guys are doing a really wonderful job here. Cheers.

Azeem
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how did this ratio come out

Deepak
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it's easy, say student wants to gift Rs. $100$.

Then from the question, the teachers, offer to pay $50$ more than the students.

Thus teacher $=150$.

Again, an external benefactor gives three times the teacher's contribution $=150 \times 3 = 450$

Thus, ratio becomes,

students : teacher: benefactor $=100:150:450$ or $1:1.5:4.5$

Shireen
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And teacher's share is calculated using this formula,

proportion to teacher's share $=\dfrac{1.5}{1+1.5+4.5}=\dfrac{1.5}{7}$

Manu
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I think... The question should be like "outgoing batch of students, teachers and beneficiaries want to gift a pa of worth 4200" but not merely students give a gift of worth 4200..

Excuse me, if I wrong.

Sandeep
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great

Ramesh Sidhdhant
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Good question.

Great attempt...

You are doing a nice job.