type 4 income & expenditure based ratio & proportion problems Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 11 [SSC CGL Prelim 2004]

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 : 12 [SSC CHSL 2010]

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 : 13 [SSC CGL Tier-I 2010]

The ratio of income and expenditure of a person is 11 : 10. If he saves Rs.9,000 per annum, his monthly income is

a) Rs.8,500

b) Rs.8,250

c) Rs.8,800

d) Rs.8,000

Question : 14 [SSC CGL Tier-II 2017]

A’s income is Rs.140 more than B’s income and C’s income is Rs.80 more than D’s. If the ratio of A’s and C’s incomes is 2 : 3 and the ratio of B’s and D’s incomes is 1 : 2, then the incomes of A, B, C and D are respectively

a) Rs.400, Rs.260, Rs.600 and Rs.520

b) Rs.320, Rs.180, Rs.480 and Rs.360

c) Rs.300, Rs.160, Rs.600 and Rs.520

d) Rs.260, Rs.120, Rs.320 and Rs.240

Question : 15 [SSC CGL Tier-I 2013]

The ratio of monthly incomes of A, B is 6 : 5 and their monthly expenditures are in the ratio 4 : 3. If each of them saves Rs.400 per month, find the sum of their monthly incomes.

a) 2200

b) 2500

c) 2400

d) 2300