BBM, III Semester: Business Mathematics

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Compare the ratios

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Two numbers which are in the ratio 5 : 2 have their sum 119. Find the
numbers.
If A and B share profit in the ratio of 2 : 3, and if A gets Rs. 500 as his
share, how much does B get?
Express the ratio 108 : 144 in lowest term.
Express the ratio 5 : 120 in lowest term.
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Write the inverse ratio of ?
A sum of money is divided among A & B in the ratio 3 : 4. If A receives Rs.
270, how much would B receive?
Divide Rs. 118 among A, B, C so that A : B = 3 : 4 and B : C = 5 : 6.
Arrange 3:4, 4:5, 5:6 in the descending order.
A number is divided into three parts in the ratio 2:3:4. If the second part is
81, find the other numbers.
A certain product P is made of two ingredients M is three times that of N.
The total cost of the product is Rs. 52 per kg. including labour charges of Rs.
8 per kg. Find the price of M and N per kg.
The monthly salaries of two persons are in ratio 3:5. If each receives an
increment of Rs. 20; the ratio becomes 13:21. Find their salaries.
Train A covers 144 kms in 1.2 hours and train B takes 1.8 hours. Find the
ratio of their speed per hour.
A, B and C started a business with Rs. 25000, Rs. 16000 and Rs. 12000
capital respectively. After 5 months A withdrew Rs. 5000 from his capital.
Three months afterwards B and C added Rs. 7000 and Rs. 14000 to their
capitals respectively. Find the share of each in the annual profit of Rs. 6850.
A, B and C engage in a business with a joint capital of Rs. 25000. If at the
end of a year A gets Rs. 5000, B gets 2000 and C Rs. 3000 out of profits,
how much capital did B contribute.
A number is divided into three parts in the ratio 2:3:4. If the second part is
81 find the other numbers.
A number is divided into three parts in ratio 2:3:4. If the third part is 20
what are the others.
Find the numbers which when subtracted from each of the term of the ratio
23:35 makes it 2:5.
Compare the ratio
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Two numbers with sum 120 are in the ratio 4:1. Find the numbers.
The difference of two numbers which are in the ratio 8:15 is 14. Find the
numbers.
Two numbers are in the ratio 3:13. When 6 is added to the first number and
6 is subtracted from the second number, their ratio becomes 9:23. Then find
the given numbers.
Seven years back the ratio of age of a wife and her husband was 10:13. Now
the ratio has become 9:1. Find the current age of wife and her husband.
A man divides whatever money he has among his three sons in the ratio
2:3:5. If the first son gets Rs. 18400. Find the share of other two sons.
Divide Rs. 117600 in the ratio 7:5:2.
Divide Rs. 70000among three persons A, B & C such that ratio of As share
to Bs share is 2:3 and ratio of Bs share to Cs share is 4:5.

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27. Three people A, B & C started a business on partnership basis by investing
Rs. 80000, Rs. 120000 and Rs. 40000 respectively. If at the end of the year
the profit is Rs. 36000, find the share of A, B and C in the profit.
28. Divide Rs. 260 among A & B such that A gets Rs. 20 more than the amount
B gets.
29. The ratio between two numbers is 6:7. If the first part is 120, find the other.
30. Find the third proportion to 0.5 and 1.5.
31. What must be subtracted from each of 9, 11, 15 and 19 so that the
difference will be proportional?
32. If A:B=2:3, B:C =4:6, C:D=6:7. Find the ratio of A:B:C:D.
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33. A & B are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 2:1. They admit C for
share. Calculate the new profit sharing ratio.
34. Ten years back when a man got married, the ratio of his age with that of his
wife was 13:12. The current ratio is 18:17. Find the current age of the man
& his wife.
35. When a man died, his deposits were divided among his wife, a daughter & a
son in the ratio 3:2:5. If the son Rs. 4300, find the shares of the daughter
and the wife.
36. Divide 713 in the ratio 17:5:1.
37. Divide Rs. 64500 among Amar, Akbar & Antony such that the ratio of shares
of Amar & Akbar is 5:7 and the ratio of shares of Akbar & Antony is 3:1.
38. Seetha & Geetha started a business on partnership basis by investing Rs.
20000 & Rs. 30000 respectively. By the end of the year, if the profit is Rs.
15000 what would be the shares of Seetha & Geetha in the profit?
39. P, Q & R invest Rs. 10000, Rs. 15000 & Rs. 2000 in a business. If the
business earns a profit of Rs. 20000 divide the profit among P, Q & R.
40. Cost of 8 note books is Rs. 144. Find the cost of 23 note books.
41. If 5 workers can bind 800 books in one hour, how many books can 12
workers bind in one hour?
42. 7 pizzas cost Rs. 294. How many pizzas can one buy with Rs. 126?
43. 10 men require 5 days to do a work. In how many days can 12 men do the
same work?
44. A person goes by walk from his house to his office at a speed of 4 kms/
hour. He takes 2 hours to reach his office. If he travels by bicycle at a speed
of 6 kms/hour. How much time will he take?
45. 8 men can earn Rs. 3200 in 4 days. How many days should 3 men work to
earn Rs. 1800?
46. Expenditure of 18 people for 6 is Rs.1800. what would be the expenditure of
11 people for 3 days?
47. Person A can do a work in 5 days. Another person B can do the same work in
4 days. If both of them work, in how many days would they complete the
work?
48. A pump takes 3 hours to lift 2500 litres of water. What time will it take to lift
1500 litres of water?
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49. A man gave
of his property to one son and he gave 30% of the reminder
to another. He distributed the remaining property among 3 charities in the
ratio 2:5:7. If the difference of the two sons shares is Rs. 4200. What was
the total value of his property and how much did each charity receive?
50. Distribute Rs. 682 among A, B & C in such way that B will have 20% more
than A and C will have 20% less than B.
51. Train A covers 144 kms in 1.2 hours and train B covers the same distance in
1.8 hours. Find the ratio of their speeds.
52. A man earns Rs. 65 per week. How long he must work to earn Rs. 780.
53. If 10 men earn Rs. 250 in 5 days; what will 7 men earn in 21 days?
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54. P.T. Usha runs at a speed of 16 kms. per hour and reaches a town in 24
hours. How much time does she take to cover the same distance, if her
speed was 30 kms. per hours.
55. Find the values of unknown quantity x, given that 5:20::3:x.
56. Find the value of x if 63:35::x:100.
57. Find x if 20:30::x:90.
58. If 5men earn Rs. 4200 in 15 days working 8 hours a day, how much will 16
men earn in 8 days working 6 hours a day.
59. The volume of a gas varies directly as the absolute temperature and
inversely as the pressure. When the pressure is 15 units and the
temperature is 260 units, the volume is 200 units. What will be the volume
when the pressure is 18 units and temperature is 195 units?
60. If a man earns Rs. 65 per week, how long must he work to earn Rs. 780.
61. Five carpenters can earn Rs. 360 in 6 days working at 9 hours a day. How
much will 8 carpenters earn in 12 days working 6 hours a day?
62. If 10 men can complete a job in 12 days, how many days will it take for 15
men to complete the same job?
63. Seema can do a work in 20 days & Beehma can do the same work in 7 days
will the work be completed.
64. Rice costs Rs. 270 for 10 kgs. Find the cost of 34 kgs. rice?
65. 5 miles equals 8 kilometers. How many kilometres would 15 miles be?
66. With 4 metres cloth, 18 dolls can be made. How much cloth is required for
making 72 dolls?
67. 84 truck load of sand is required for building 8 Janatha houses. How many
loads of sand are required to build 28 Janatha houses?
68. 10 men can build a house in 80 days. If the house has to be built in 60 days,
how many men should work?
69. A train with speed of 36 kms/hour takes 6 hours to travel a distance. If
another train travels the distance in 5 hours, find the speed of the train?
70. 60 men work for 7 days and earn Rs. 50400. How many men should work
for nine days to earn Rs. 75600?
71. 40 women in 4 hours roll 28800 beedies. How many beedies will 24 women
roll in 8 hours?

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