6th Class Mathematics Ratio and Proportion Question Bank

done Ratio and Proportion Total Questions - 46

• question_answer1)
  Identify the ratio of 4 seconds and \[\frac{1}{4}\] minute from the following.
  A)
   4:15                                         done clear
  B)
   1:4 done clear
  C)
   15:4                                       done clear
  D)
   1:16 done clear
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• question_answer2)
  A poster is 1.5 m long and 75 cm wide. Which of the following is the ratio (in lowest terms) of the length and perimeter of the poster?
  A)
  150:450                done clear
  B)
  1:3   done clear
  C)
  150:225                done clear
  D)
  3:1 done clear
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• question_answer3)
  The length and width of a tape are 2 m and 28 cm. What is their ratio?
  A)
  100:14  done clear
  B)
  7:50 done clear
  C)
  50:7                         done clear
  D)
  1:8 done clear
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• question_answer4)
  What is the new ratio obtained by adding 4 to the antecedent and 2 to the consequent of the ratio 3:8?
  A)
   5:12                                       done clear
  B)
   10:7 done clear
  C)
   12:5       done clear
  D)
  7:10   done clear
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• question_answer5)
  In a cricket coaching camp, 1200 children are trained out of which 900 are selected for various matches. What is the ratio of non-selected children to the total number of children?
  A)
   300:120                done clear
  B)
  4:1 done clear
  C)
   1:4                                           done clear
  D)
   120:300 done clear
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• question_answer6)
  What is the condition for two ratios to be equal?
  A)
   Product of means is equal to antecedents. done clear
  B)
   Product of extremes is equal to consequents. done clear
  C)
   Antecedents   are   equal   to consequents. done clear
  D)
   Product of means is equal to product of extremes.   done clear
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• question_answer7)
  What are the extremes of the proportion 9:3::36:12?
  A)
  9, 3                        done clear
  B)
  36, 12 done clear
  C)
  3, 36      done clear
  D)
  9, 12   done clear
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• question_answer8)
  What is the value of \[x\] in 12:3: :\[x\]:1 ?
  A)
  \[\frac{1}{4}\]                   done clear
  B)
  1 done clear
  C)
  4                               done clear
  D)
  5 done clear
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• question_answer9)
  Which of the following is a proportion?
  A)
  3,27,9,9               done clear
  B)
  5,11,15,44 done clear
  C)
  3,5,15,25               done clear
  D)
  4,3,36,18 done clear
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• question_answer10)
  What is the simplest form of the ratio 144:28?
  A)
  28:4       done clear
  B)
  36: 7   done clear
  C)
  7:36                       done clear
  D)
  1:2 done clear
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• question_answer11)
  Find the mean proportion of 25:10::10:4.
  A)
  25                          done clear
  B)
  10   done clear
  C)
  4                             done clear
  D)
  100 done clear
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• question_answer12)
  If x : y : : y : z, identify the correct statement from among the following.
  A)
   \[xy\text{ }=\text{ }yz\]                               done clear
  B)
   \[{{y}^{2}}\text{ }=\text{ }xz\]   done clear
  C)
   \[xyz\text{ }=\text{ }x\]               done clear
  D)
  \[zy\text{ }=\text{ }x\] done clear
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• question_answer13)
  Fill in the box so that the three numbers  ,  32 and 64 are in proportion.
  A)
  36                          done clear
  B)
  18 done clear
  C)
  16                            done clear
  D)
  15 done clear
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• question_answer14)
  The ratios 6:3 and 5 :15 are given. Which of the following is true about them?
  A)
   The given ratios are not in proportion.   done clear
  B)
   The given ratios are equal. done clear
  C)
   The given ratios are equivalent. done clear
  D)
   The given ratios are in proportion. done clear
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• question_answer15)
  The first, second and the third terms of a proportion are 5,120 and 40. What is the fourth term?
  A)
  89                          done clear
  B)
  480 done clear
  C)
  960                          done clear
  D)
  98 done clear
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• question_answer16)
  The first, third and the fourth terms of a proportion are 6, 12 and 36. What is the second term?
  A)
   12                          done clear
  B)
  18   done clear
  C)
   16                                          done clear
  D)
   108 done clear
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• question_answer17)
  The ratio of number of boys to number of girls in a tutorial is 2:3. If there are 180 girls, what is the number of boys?
  A)
  36                          done clear
  B)
  60 done clear
  C)
  120                          done clear
  D)
  100 done clear
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• question_answer18)
  The ratio of lemons to number of cups of water to be mixed to prepare lemon juice is 3 :5. For 12 lemons what is the number of cups of water required?
  A)
   10                                          done clear
  B)
   15 done clear
  C)
   20                            done clear
  D)
  25 done clear
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• question_answer19)
  In a cricket team what is the ratio of total number of players to the number of wicket keepers?
  A)
  1:11                       done clear
  B)
  11:1   done clear
  C)
  16:1                       done clear
  D)
  10:1 done clear
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• question_answer20)
  In the word GEOMETRY, what is the ratio of number of consonants to the number of vowels?
  A)
  4:7                         done clear
  B)
  5:3   done clear
  C)
  5:6                         done clear
  D)
  6:5 done clear
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• question_answer21)
  What are the middle terms of a proportion called?
  A)
  Antecedents     done clear
  B)
  Means   done clear
  C)
  Extremes            done clear
  D)
  Consequents done clear
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• question_answer22)
  A ratio is a method of comparing two quantities by
  A)
  addition.             done clear
  B)
  subtraction. done clear
  C)
  division.                done clear
  D)
  multiplication. done clear
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• question_answer23)
  Unless there is a change in the given statements, which of the following cannot be done?
  A)
   Doubling the antecedent. done clear
  B)
   Interchanging the antecedent and the consequent.   done clear
  C)
   Halving the consequent. done clear
  D)
   All the above. done clear
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• question_answer24)
  In the word PROPORTION, the ratio of number of Ps to the number of Os.
  A)
  2:3                           done clear
  B)
  3:2 done clear
  C)
  1:3                                         done clear
  D)
  3:1 done clear
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• question_answer25)
  Which of the following is a symbol for proportion?
  A)
   : done clear
  B)
  = done clear
  C)
  =                            done clear
  D)
  ::   done clear
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• question_answer26)
  How is a proportionality symbol read as?
  A)
  is to                       done clear
  B)
  equal to done clear
  C)
  is as to   done clear
  D)
  is not to done clear
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• question_answer27)
  : is the symbol for a ratio of two quantities. How do you read it?
  A)
  is to                         done clear
  B)
  as it is done clear
  C)
  is as to done clear
  D)
  is not to done clear
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• question_answer28)
   The areas of squares P and Q are in the ratio of 4 : 9. If P is 144 sq cm, then find the perimeter of Q.
  A)
   17cm                    done clear
  B)
   72cm   done clear
  C)
   27 cm   done clear
  D)
  38 cm done clear
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• question_answer29)
  In a class there are 50 boys and 30 girls. Which of the following is the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in the class?
  A)
  80:50    done clear
  B)
  3:5 done clear
  C)
  5:3                           done clear
  D)
  50:80 done clear
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• question_answer30)
  The ratio of the incomes of Kamala and Vimala is 3 : 2. If Kamala's income is Rs. 9000 then what is Vimala's income?
  A)
  Rs. 13,500           done clear
  B)
  Rs. 6000   done clear
  C)
  Rs. 12,000           done clear
  D)
  Rs. 6500 done clear
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• question_answer31)
  20 pens are divided between A and B in the ratio 3:2. Find their respective shares.
  A)
  8, 12      done clear
  B)
  10,10 done clear
  C)
  12, 8        done clear
  D)
  6,14 done clear
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• question_answer32)
  If Rs. 60 is divided into two parts in the ratio 1 : 3, then find the difference between those two parts.
  A)
   Rs. 10                                   done clear
  B)
   Rs. 30   done clear
  C)
   Rs. 5                      done clear
  D)
  Rs. 90 done clear
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• question_answer33)
  What is the ratio of the least prime number to the least composite number?
  A)
   1:2                                           done clear
  B)
  2:3 done clear
  C)
  1 :4                        done clear
  D)
  1 :3 done clear
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• question_answer34)
  Mala and Bala got 75 marks and 25 marks respectively in an examination. Find the ratio of the marks scored by Mala to the total marks obtained by both of them?
  A)
  3:4                           done clear
  B)
  3:1 done clear
  C)
  1 : 3                       done clear
  D)
  4 :3 done clear
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• question_answer35)
  Two numbers are in the ratio 5 :7. If their sum is 252, find the larger number.
  A)
  85                          done clear
  B)
  119 done clear
  C)
  105                        done clear
  D)
  147   done clear
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• question_answer36)
  The ratio of weights of zinc and copper in an alloy is 5 :8. If the weight of copper in a sample of this alloy is 10.4 g, what is the weight of zinc?
  A)
  6.5g                       done clear
  B)
  6g done clear
  C)
  7g                         done clear
  D)
  7.5g   done clear
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• question_answer37)
  If 9, \[x\],\[x\], 49 are in proportion, find the value of \[x\]
  A)
   7                                             done clear
  B)
   14 done clear
  C)
   21                            done clear
  D)
  35 done clear
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• question_answer38)

  Direction: Mr.Vijay is 42 years old and his son is 14 years old.

  What is the ratio of ages of Mr. Vijay and his son?
  A)
  3:1                           done clear
  B)
  1 :3 done clear
  C)
  42:14    done clear
  D)
  14:42 done clear
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• question_answer39)

  Direction: Mr.Vijay is 42 years old and his son is 14 years old.

  Determine the ratio of the father's age to that of the son's age when the son was 12 years old.
  A)
  28:12    done clear
  B)
  10:3   done clear
  C)
  12:40    done clear
  D)
  3:10 done clear
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  Direction: Mr.Vijay is 42 years old and his son is 14 years old.

  Estimate the ratio of the father's age and the son's age after 10 years from now.
  A)
   12:13                    done clear
  B)
   6:13 done clear
  C)
   13:6                         done clear
  D)
   6:5 done clear
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• question_answer41)

  Direction: Mr.Vijay is 42 years old and his son is 14 years old.

  What is the ratio of their ages when the father was 30 years?
  A)
   1:30                                       done clear
  B)
   15:2 done clear
  C)
   2:15                       done clear
  D)
  15:1   done clear
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• question_answer42)

  Direction: There are 1800 students in a school. 800 chose football, 750 chose basketball and the remaining did not choose any game. A student can choose only one game.

  What is the ratio of the number of students who chose atleast one game to the total number of students in a school?
  A)
   750:1800             done clear
  B)
  36:31 done clear
  C)
   31:36                      done clear
  D)
   800:1800 done clear
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• question_answer43)

  Direction: There are 1800 students in a school. 800 chose football, 750 chose basketball and the remaining did not choose any game. A student can choose only one game.

  If a student can choose only one game, find the ratio of number of students who chose basketball to the number of students who chose football.
  A)
   5:16                                       done clear
  B)
   16:15 done clear
  C)
   16:3                       done clear
  D)
   15:16   done clear
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  Direction: There are 1800 students in a school. 800 chose football, 750 chose basketball and the remaining did not choose any game. A student can choose only one game.

  Find the ratio of number of students who chose football and the number of students who did not choose any game.
  A)
   16:5                                         done clear
  B)
   16:20 done clear
  C)
   16:15    done clear
  D)
  800:250 done clear
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  Direction: There are 1800 students in a school. 800 chose football, 750 chose basketball and the remaining did not choose any game. A student can choose only one game.

  A Find the ratio of total number of students to the number of students who chose basketball.
  A)
   1:5                                         done clear
  B)
   12:5   done clear
  C)
   5:12                       done clear
  D)
  12:1 done clear
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• question_answer46)

  Direction: There are 1800 students in a school. 800 chose football, 750 chose basketball and the remaining did not choose any game. A student can choose only one game.

  Which of the following ratios represents the ratio of number of students who chose basketball to the number of students who chose at least one game?
  A)
   15:51                    done clear
  B)
   31:15 done clear
  C)
   15:31      done clear
  D)
  13:15 done clear
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