type 4 income & expenditure based ratio & proportion problems Section-Wise Topic Notes With Detailed Explanation And Example Questions

Question : 1

A man spends a part of his monthly income and saves the rest. The ratio of his expenditure to the savings is 61 : 6. If his monthly income is Rs.8710, the amount of his monthly savings is

a) Rs.980

b) Rs.780

c) Rs.690

d) Rs.870

Question : 2

Ratio between the monthly incomes of A and B is 9 : 8 and the ratio between their expenditures is 8 : 7. If they save Rs.500 each, find A’s monthly income.

a) Rs.4,500

b) Rs.5,000

c) Rs.4,000

d) Rs.3,500

Question : 3

The ratio of income of two persons is 5 : 3 and that of their expenditures is 9 : 5. Find the income of each person, if they save Rs.1,300 and Rs.900 respectively.

a) Rs.5,000, Rs.3,000

b) Rs.4,500 Rs.2,700

c) Rs.3,000, Rs.1,800

d) Rs.4,000, Rs.2,400

Question : 4

Incomes of x and y are in the ratio 4:3. Their expenditures are in the ratio 12:7. Both save Rs.3200 at the end of the month, then the income of x is

a) Rs.2000

b) Rs.4000

c) Rs.6000

d) Rs.8000

Question : 5

The ratio of the income to the expenditure of a family is 10 : 7. If the family’s expenses are Rs.10,500, then savings of the family is

a) Rs.4, 000

b) Rs.5, 000

c) Rs.10, 000

d) Rs.4, 500

Question : 6

The income of A, B and C are in the ratio 7 : 9 : 12 and their spendings are in the ratio 8 : 9 : 15. If A saves $1/4$ th of his income, then the savings of A, B and C are in the ratio of :

a) 99 : 56 : 69

b) 99 : 69 : 56

c) 69 : 56 : 99

d) 56 : 99 : 69