RATIO AND PROPORTION

CLASS XWINTER COACHING

SIR DEVEN’S PRACTICE PAPER
ST. ANTHONY’S SCHOOL GIRLS’
1.Find the compounded ratio of : 2 : 3 and 4 : 9

2. Find the duplicate ratio of : 5a : 6b

3. Find the triplicate ratio of : 3:4

4. Find the sub-duplicate ratio of : 9 : 16

5. Find the sub-triplicate ratio of : 1 : 216

6. Find the reciprocal ratio of : 4:7

7. If (5x2 – 3y2) : xy = 11 : 2 find y:x

8. If (3x + 1) : (5x +3) is the triplicate ratio of 3 : 4, find the value of x.

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9. Find two numbers in the ratio of 8 : 7 such that when each is decreased by
2
they are in the ratio 11: 9.

10. Two numbers are in the ratio 3 : 5. If 8 is added to each number, the ratio becomes 2 : 3.
Find the numbers.

11. A sum of money is divided in the ratio 3 : 5. If the larger part is Rs 465, find the smaller
part.

12. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio 7 : 5 : 3 and its perimeter is 30 cm. Find the
lengths of the sides.

13. In a mixture of 45 litres, the ratio of milk to water is 13 : 2. How much water must be
added to this mixture to make the ratio of milk to water as 3 : 1.

14. Ages of two persons A and B are in the ratio 4 : 3. Five years hence the ratio of their
ages will change to 9 : 7. Find their present ages.

15. What number should be subtracted from each of the numbers 23, 30, 57 and 78 so that
the remainders are in proportion?

16. Find 2 numbers such that mean proportion between them is 18 and the third proportion
is 144.

17. If (2x – 1) , (5x – 6), (6x +¿ 2) and (15x – 9) are in proportion, find the value of x.

18. If (x +¿ 5) is the mean proportion between ( x +¿ 2) and ( x +¿ 9 ), find the value of

x.

x y z
19. If = =
a b c , prove that
 ( )
2 2 2 2 2 2 3
a x +b y +c z xyz
(i) 3 3 3
a x +b y +c z
= abc

3
x y z
3 3
( x+ y+ z )3
(ii) 2
+ 2+ 2 = 2
a b c ( a+b+ c )

20. If a, b, c are in continued proportion prove that:

(i) a:c = ( a 2+ b2 ) : ( b2 + c2 )
2
a+b a ( b−c )
(ii)
b+ c
=
b2 ( a−b )

1 1 1 a b c
(iii) 3
+ 3+ 3 = 2 2
+ 2 2+ 2 2
a b c b c c a a b

a c e
21. If = =
b d f prove that

( b 2+ d 2+ f 2 ) ( a 2+ c2 +e 2 ) = ( ab+ cb+ ef )2

22. If a, b, c, d are in proportion prove that,

2 2
a +ab b −2ab
(i) 2 = 2
c +cd d −2 cd

( a+c )3 a ( a−c )2
(ii) 3 = 2
( b+d ) b ( b−d )

2 2 2 2
a + ab+b c + cd +d
(iii) 2 2 = 2 2
a −ab+b c −cd +d

23. If a, b, c, d are in continued proportion, prove that:

3 3 3
a + b +c a
(i) 3 3 3 = d
b +c +d

(ii) ( a 2−b2 ) ( c2−d 2 ) = ( b 2−c 2 )2

24. If a : b :: c : d prove that

( 2 a+3 b )( 2 c−3 d ) = ( 2 a−3 b ) ( 2 c+3 d )

25. If ( pa+qb) : ( pc+ qd) :: ( pa – qb) : ( pc – qd) ,

prove that
a :b :: c :d
8 ab
26. If x = a+b find the value of
 x+ 4 a x+ 4 b
+¿
x−4 a x−4 b

4 √6
27. If x = √2+ √3 find the value of

x+ 2 √ 2 x+ 2 √ 3
+¿
x−2 √2 x−2 √3

28. Find x from the following equations:

√ x+ 4+ √ x−10 = 5
(i)
√ x + 4− √ x−10 2

(iii)
√ 1+ x + √1−x = a
√1+ x− √1−x b

√ 2 a+1+ √ 2a−1
29. If x =
√2 a+ 1−√ 2 a−1

prove that, x2 – 4ax + 1 = 0

30. Given x =
√ a2 +b2 + √ a 2−b2
√ a2 +b2− √ a2−b 2
2
2 2a x
Use componendo and dividend to prove that: b= 2
x +1