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

Question : 1

A and B have monthly incomes in the ratio 5 : 6 and monthly expenditures in the ratio 3 : 4. If they save Rs.1800 and Rs.1600 respectively, find the monthly income of B :

a) Rs.1720

b) Rs.7200

c) Rs.2700

d) Rs.3400

Question : 2

A man spends a part of his monthly income and saves a part of it. The ratio of his expenditure to his saving is 26 : 3. If his monthly income is Rs.7250, what is the amount of his monthly savings ?

a) Rs.750

b) Rs.780

c) Rs.290

d) Rs.350

Question : 3

The monthly salaries of A, B and C are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5. If C’s monthly salary is Rs.12,000 more than that of A, then B’s annual salary is

a) Rs.1,80,000

b) Rs.2,40,000

c) Rs.1,44,000

d) Rs.1,20,000

Question : 4

The ratio of incomes of A and B is 5 : 6. If A gets Rs.1,100 less than B, their total income (in rupees) is

a) 14,400

b) 10,000

c) 12,100

d) 9,900

Question : 5

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 : 6

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