type 5 shares & partnership based ratio & proportion problems Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 21 [SSC CGL Tier-II 2013]

If 126.50 is divided among A, B and C in the ratio of 2 : 5 : 4, the share of B exceeds that of A by

a) 34.50

b) 33.50

c) 35.50

d) 36.50

Question : 22 [SSC CGL Tier-I 2014]

A sum of 76 is divided among A, B and C in such a way that A gets 7 more than that what B gets and B gets 6 more than what C gets. The ratio of their shares is

a) 32 : 24 : 20

b) 19 : 25 : 33

c) 32 : 25 : 19

d) 19 : 24 : 33

Question : 23 [SSC CGL Prelim 2003]

3400 is divided among A, B, C, D in such a way that the share of A and B, B and C, C and D may be as 2 : 3, 4 : 3 and 2 : 3 respectively. The sum of shares of B and D is

a) 2000

b) 1720

c) 1680

d) 2040

Question : 24 [SSC CGL Prelim 1999]

By mistake, instead of dividing 117 among A, B and C in the ratio 1 2 1 3 1 4 : : it was divided in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 4. Who gains the most and by how much?

a) C, 20

b) C, 25

c) B, 3

d) A, 28

Question : 25 [SSC CGL Tier-II 2014]

A man divides his property so that his son’s share to his wife’s and wife’s share to his daughter’s are both as in the ratio 3 : 1. If the daughter gets 10,000 less than son, the value (in rupees) of the whole property is

a) 18,250

b) 17,000

c) 16,000

d) 16,250