Ratio & Proportion
Q. Find First , Mean , Third , Fourth Proportional.
1. First Proportional
Q. What is the first proportional of 12 and 8 ?
Formula: a2/b
Trick : : Square the 1st number and divide by 2nd
Soln
C = 122/8 = 144/8 = 18
Ans | āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰ : 18
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2. Mean Proportional
Q.What is the mean proportional of 18 and 50 ?
Formula: Mean = sqrt a×bâ
Trick : Multiply the numbers then take square root
Soln
sqrt 18×50 = 900 = 30
Ans | āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰ : 30
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3. Third Proportional
Q. What is the third proportional of 8 and 20 ?
Formula : If a : b = b : c
c = b2/a
Trick: Square the 2nd number, divide by 1st
Soln
C = 202/8 = 400/8 = 50
Ans | āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰ : 50
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4. Fourth Proportional
Q. What is the fourth proportional of 6, 16 and 9 ?
Formula: If a : b = c : d
D = b×c/a
Trick: Multiply 2nd × 3rd, divide by 1st
Soln
d = 16×9/6 = 144/6 = 24
Ans | āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰ : 24
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Q.The ratio of two quantities is 8 : 15. If the first quantity is 40, what is the second quantity ?
Options: (a) 120 (b) 75 (c) 45 (d) 15
Soln
Given ratio: First quantity : Second quantity = 8 : 15
Given: First quantity = 40
Write the ratio as: 40 : Second quantity = 8 : 15
This means: Second quantity = 40×15/8
Calculate: Second quantity = 600/8=75
Ans: (b) 75
Explanation: When the first quantity (8 parts) becomes 40, each part becomes 40 ÷ 8 = 5
So the second quantity (15 parts) = 15×5=75.
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Q. The ratio of salary of A and B is 5:3 the difference between them is âš40 so what is the salary of A ?
Given:
Ratio of salaries (A : B) = 5 : 3
Difference = âš40
Assume each ratio value = Y
5Y − 3Y = 40
2Y = 40
Y = 40 ÷ 2 = 20
Now calculate salaries:
Salary of A = 5Y = 5 × 20 = âš100
Salary of B = 3Y = 3 × 20 = âš60
Ans | āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰ : A’s salary = âš100, B’s salary = âš60 Difference = 100 − 60 = âš40
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Q. If a2 + b2 = c2 prove that a6 + b6 + 3a2b2c2 = c6
Soln
1st : Start with the left-hand side (LHS) = a6+b6+3a2b2c2
Write powers in cube form: = (a2)3 + (b2)3 + 3a2b2c2
2nd : Use the identity: x3 + y3 + 3xy(x+y) = (x+y)3
Here, x = a2, y = b2
So, (a2)3 + (b2)3 + 3(a2)(b2)(a2+b2) = (a2+b2)3
3rd : Substitute the given value
We know: a2 + b2 = c2
So, (a2+b2)3 = (c2)3 = c6
Ans | āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰ : a6 + b6 + 3a2b2c2 = c6
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Q. Which of the following ratios is the greatest ? āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āĻ āύā§āĻĒāĻžāϤ āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° ?
A. 7 : 11 B. 3 : 5 C. 5 : 8 D. 4 : 7
Solution | āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ
Compare each ratio by converting it into decimal values. (āĻ āύā§āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻŦā§ā§° āĻĻāĻļāĻŽāĻŋāĻāϤ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŖāϤ āĻā§°āĻŋ āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻā§°āĻāĨ¤)
- 7 : 11 = 7 ÷ 11 = 0.636
- 3 : 5 = 3 ÷ 5 = 0.600
- 5 : 8 = 5 ÷ 8 = 0.625
- 4 : 7 = 4 ÷ 7 = 0.571
Since 0.636 is the greatest, (0.636 āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§) -
Ans | āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰ : A. 7 : 11