type 3 addition subtraction product on ratio & proportion Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 36 [SSC CGL Prelim 1999]

The ratio of two numbers is 3 : 8 and their difference is 115. The smaller of the two numbers is :

a) 69

b) 59

c) 194

d) 184

Question : 37 [SSC CGL Tier-II 2015]

If the product of two positive numbers is 1575 and their ratio is 7 : 9, then the greater number is

a) 135

b) 63

c) 35

d) 45

Question : 38 [SSC CGL Prelim 2005]

Three numbers are in the ratio $1/2 : 2/3 : 3/4$. The difference between the greatest and the smallest number is 36. The numbers are

a) 72, 84, 96

b) 72, 96, 108

c) 60, 72, 96

d) 72, 84, 108

Question : 39 [SSC FCI Ass Grade-III 2012]

The average of two numbers is 62. If 2 is added to the smallest number, the ratio between the numbers becomes 1 : 2. The difference of the numbers is

a) 84

b) 44

c) 40

d) 62

Question : 40 [SSC CPO S.I.2003]

The sum of three numbers is 98. If the ratio of the first to the second is 2 : 3 and that of the second to the third is 5 : 8, then the second number is

a) 30

b) 20

c) 48

d) 49