Ratios and Proportions - Class VII

Comprehensive quiz on ratios, proportions, percentages, and related quantitative problems for Class 7 mathematics

70 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Convert the following into percentage.
$\dfrac{2}{3}$.

  1. $66%$
  2. $65%$
  3. $33%$
  4. $66.67%$
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Convert the following into percentage.
$\dfrac{5}{8}$.

  1. $62.5 %$
  2. $65.5%$
  3. $66.6%$
  4. $64%$
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $\dfrac{1}{x} + y = 3$ and $x + \dfrac{1}{y} = 2$ then $x:y$ is 

  1. $3:2$
  2. $2:3$
  3. $1:2$
  4. $2:1$
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find the ratio of: $36$ to $64$

  1. $9:11$
  2. $9:12$
  3. $9:16$
  4. $9:17$
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The ratio of $40\ min$ to $2.5$ hours is

  1. $4:17$
  2. $4:18$
  3. $4:13$
  4. $4:15$
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If ${x+y}{ax+by}=\dfrac{y+z}{ay+bz}=\dfrac{z+x}{az+bx}$, then "each of these ratio is equal to $\dfrac{2}{a+b}$, unless $x+y+z=0$." this statement is ____

  1. True
  2. False
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$30$ cricket players and $20$ kho-kho players are training on a field. What is the ratio cricket players to the total number of players?

  1. $\dfrac {3}{2}$
  2. <span>$\dfrac {2}{5}$</span>
  3. <span>$\dfrac {3}{5}$</span>
  4. <span>$\dfrac {1}{5}$</span>
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Snehal has a red ribbon that is $80cm$ long and a blue ribbon, $220m$ long. What is the ratio of the length of the red ribbon to that of the blue ribbon?

  1. $\dfrac {4}{21}$
  2. <span>$\dfrac {4}{5}$</span>
  3. <span>$\dfrac {5}{11}$</span>
  4. <span>$\dfrac {4}{11}$</span>
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If a:b=$3$:$5$, find 
$\left( {10a + 3b} \right):\left( {5a + 2b} \right)$

  1. $9:8$
  2. <span>$3:5$</span>
  3. <span>$9:5$</span>
  4. <span>$7:5$</span>
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The total population of a village is  $3540,$  out of which  $2065$  are males. Find the ratio of males to females.

  1. <span>$\dfrac 57$</span>
  2. <span>$\dfrac 35$</span>
  3. <span>$\dfrac 75$</span>
  4. <span>$\dfrac 65$</span>
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Sides of two similar triangles are in the ratio $4:9$.Area of these triangles are in the ratio

  1. $2:3$
  2. $4:9$
  3. $81:16$
  4. $16:81$
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The ratio of the present ages of two brothers is $1:2$ and $5$ years back the ratio was $1:3$. What will be the ratio of their ages after $5$ years?

  1. $1:4$
  2. $2:3$
  3. $3:5$
  4. $5:6$
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A jar contains black and white marbles. If there are 25 marbles in the jar, then which of the following could not be the ratio of black to white marbles?

  1. $\dfrac{12}{13}$
  2. $\dfrac{11}{14}$
  3. $\dfrac{1}{10}$
  4. $\dfrac{8}{17}$
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $A\colon,B=2\colon3,,B\colon,C=4\colon5,$ and $,C\colon,D=6\colon7$, then $A\colon,D=?$

  1. $;2\colon7$
  2. $;7\colon8$
  3. $;16\colon35$
  4. $;4\colon13$
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The condition for two ratios to be equal is

  1. Product of means is equal to antecedents
  2. Product of extremes is equal to consequents
  3. Antecedents are equal to consequents
  4. Product of means is equal to product of extremes
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $a:b = 3:4$ and $b:c = 8:9$ , then $a:c =$ ?

  1. $1:2$
  2. $3:2$
  3. $1:3$
  4. $2:3$
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $A, :, B, =, \displaystyle {\frac{1}{2}, :, \frac{3}{8},, , B, :, C, =, \frac{1}{3}, :, \frac{5}{9}, , , C, :, D, =, \frac{5}{6}, :, \frac{3}{4}}$, then the ratio $A : B : C : D$ is

  1. $4 : 6 : 8 : 10$
  2. $6 : 4 : 8 : 10$
  3. $6 : 8 : 9 : 10$
  4. $8 : 6 : 10 : 9$
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If a : b = 3 : 4 and b : c = 5 : 9 , then a : b : c is

  1. 15 : 20 : 36
  2. 20 : 36 :15
  3. 3 : 20 : 9
  4. None of these
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If a : b = 8 : 9, b : c = 18 : 40, then a : c is

  1. 1 : 5
  2. 5 : 2
  3. 2 : 5
  4. None of these
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In a class, there are $50$ boys and $30$ girls. The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in the class is:

  1. $80 : 50$
  2. $3 : 5$
  3. $5 : 3$
  4. none of the above
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Two numbers are respectively 20% and 50% more than a third number The ratio of the two numbers is

  1. 2 : 5
  2. 3 : 5
  3. 4 : 5
  4. 6 : 7
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $\displaystyle M=a\left ( m+n \right )$ and $\displaystyle N=b(m-n)$ then the value of  $\displaystyle \left ( \frac{M}{a}+\frac{N}{b} \right )\div \left ( \frac{M}{a}-\frac{N}{b} \right )$ is :

  1. $\displaystyle \frac{m}{n}$
  2. $\frac{n}{m}$
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  4. $\frac{1}{2}$
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the sides of two squares are in the ratio 2:1, the ratio of the areas of the two squares will be ___________.

  1. 1:2
  2. 3:1
  3. 4:1
  4. 3:4
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Ratio of 250ml to 2L is

  1. 25 : 200
  2. 8 : 1
  3. 1 : 8
  4. 120 : 300
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The length and width of a tape are 2m and 28cm. Write their ratio.

  1. 100 : 14
  2. 7 : 50
  3. 50 : 7
  4. 1 : 8
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The three quantities $a,,b,,c$ are said to be in continued proportion if

  1. $b^2=ac$
  2. $ab=c$
  3. $a+b=c$
  4. $b^2=a+c$
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $a:b:c=A:B:C$ is equivalent to

  1. $a+A=b+B=c+C$
  2. $\dfrac{a}{A}=\dfrac{b}{B}=\dfrac{c}{C}$
  3. $\dfrac{a}{B}=\dfrac{b}{A}=\dfrac{c}{C}$
  4. $\dfrac{a}{C}=\dfrac{b}{B}=\dfrac{c}{A}$
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $2:9 : : x:18$, then find the value of $ x$

  1. $2$
  2. $3$
  3. $4$
  4. $5$
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of pulses costing Rs.$15$ and Rs.$20$ per kg respectively so as to get a mixture worth Rs.$16.50$ kg?

  1. $3 : 7$
  2. $5 : 7$
  3. $7 : 3$
  4. $7 : 5$
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A certain amount was divided between Kavita and Reena in the ratio $4 : 3$.If Reena's share was Rs.$2400$ , then the total amount is _____ .

  1. Rs.$5600$
  2. Rs.$3200$
  3. Rs.$9600$
  4. None of these
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $b \neq d$, the fractions $\dfrac{ax + b}{cx + d}$ and $\dfrac{b}{d}$ are unequal if:

  1. $a = c = 1 \ and \ x \neq 0$
  2. $a = b = 0$
  3. $a = c = 0$
  4. $x _3 = 0$
  5. $ad = bc$
Question 32 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Given that $\displaystyle\frac{4p + 9q}{p} = \frac{5q}{p - q}$ and $p$ and $q$ are both positive. calculate $\displaystyle\frac{p}{q}$

  1. $\displaystyle\frac{1}{3}$
  2. $\displaystyle\frac{2}{3}$
  3. $\displaystyle\frac{3}{2}$
  4. $\displaystyle\frac{3}{5}$
Question 33 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The length and breadth of a rectangular field are $50\ m$ and $15\ m$ respectively. Find the ratio of the breadth to the length of the field.

  1. $3:5$
  2. $3:10$
  3. $3:15$
  4. $10:3$
Question 34 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find the ratio $50$ paise to Rs. $5$

  1. $10:1$
  2. $1:1$
  3. $1:10$
  4. None of these
Question 35 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find the reduced form of the ratio of the first quantity to second quantity.
$5$ litres, $2500$ ml.

  1. 1:2
  2. 2:1
  3. 1:3
  4. 3:4
Question 36 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Present age of father is $42$ years and that of his son is $14$ years. Find the ratio of present age of father to the present age of son.

  1. 3:1
  2. 1:2
  3. 1:3
  4. 1:1
Question 37 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find the reduced form of the ratio of the first quantity to second quantity.
$3$ years $4$ months, $5$ years $8$ months.

  1. 17:10
  2. 10:17
  3. 10:15
  4. 15:10
Question 38 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find the reduced form of the ratio of the first quantity to second quantity.
$7$ minutes $20$ seconds, $5$ minutes $6$ seconds.

  1. 111:345
  2. 234:151
  3. 220:153
  4. None
Question 39 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find the reduced form of the ratio of the first quantity to second quantity.
$3.8$ kg, $1900$ gm.

  1. 2:1
  2. 1:2
  3. 1:4
  4. 1:8
Question 40 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A class consists of 32 boys and 18 girls then the ratio of number of boys to the total number of students in the class is_____

  1. 16:25
  2. 25:16
  3. 9:25
  4. 25:9
Question 41 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $A:B=2:3,B:C=4:5$ and $C:D=5:9$. then $A:D$ is equal to

  1. $11:17$
  2. $8:27$
  3. $5:9$
  4. $2:9$
Question 42 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $x:y=3:5$, then find $(2x+3y):(5x+7y)$.

  1. $\dfrac{21}{50}$
  2. $\dfrac{12}{49}$
  3. $\dfrac{11}{23}$
  4. $\dfrac{34}{46}$
Question 43 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $33\displaystyle\frac{1}{3}%$ of $A=1.5$ of $B=\displaystyle\frac{1}{8}$ of $C$, then what is $A,\colon,B,\colon,C$?

  1. $5 : 3 : 2$
  2. $9 : 2 : 24$
  3. $6 : 2 : 17$
  4. None of these
Question 44 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $A : B = 1 : 2, B : C = 3 : 4 , C : D = 6 : 9$ and $D : E = 12 : 16,$ then $A : B : C : D : E$ equal to

  1. $1 : 3 : 6 : 12 : 16$
  2. $2 : 4 : 6 : 9 : 16$
  3. $3 : 4 : 8 : 12 : 16$
  4. $3 : 6 : 8 : 12 : 16$
Question 45 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $\displaystyle\frac{a}{b}=\displaystyle\frac{7}{9},\displaystyle\frac{b}{c}=\displaystyle\frac{3}{5}$, then what is the value of $a,\colon,b,\colon,c$?

  1. $7:9:15$
  2. <span>$9:7:15$</span>
  3. <span>$7:9:14$</span>
  4. <span>$1:9:15$</span>
Question 46 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $A,\colon,B=\displaystyle\frac{1}{2}\colon\displaystyle\frac{1}{3},,B,\colon,C=\displaystyle\frac{1}{2}\colon\displaystyle\frac{1}{3}$, then $A,\colon,B,\colon,C$ is equal to:

  1. $;2,\colon,3,\colon,3$
  2. $;1,\colon,2,\colon,6$
  3. $;3,\colon,2,\colon,6$
  4. $;9,\colon,6,\colon,4$
Question 47 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The ratio of two numbers is a : b. If one of them is x then other is 

  1. $\displaystyle \frac{ab}{x}$
  2. $\displaystyle \frac{b}{ax}$
  3. $\displaystyle \frac{b}{a+b}x$
  4. $\displaystyle \frac{bx}{a}$
Question 48 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $a:b = \displaystyle \frac {2}{9} : \frac {1}{3}, b:c = \frac {2}{7}: \frac {5}{14} , d:c = \frac {7}{10} : \frac {3}{5},$ then find $a :b:c:d$.

  1. $2 : 12 : 28 : 30$
  2. $10 : 12 : 18 : 39$
  3. $16 : 24 : 30 : 35$
  4. $9 : 18 : 20 : 31$
Question 49 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $A : B = 1 : 2,$ $B : C = 3 : 4$ and $C : D = 5 : 6,$ find $D : C : B : A$.

  1. $11 : 16 : 24 : 19$
  2. $48 : 40 : 30 : 15$
  3. $14 : 23 : 14 : 19$
  4. $32 : 17 : 16 : 15$
Question 50 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When Rs. $4572$ is divided among $A, B$ and $C$ such that three times of $A'$s share is equal to $4$ times of $B'$s share is equal to $6$ times $C'$s share . What is $A'$s share ?

  1. Rs. $4689$
  2. Rs. $2689$
  3. Rs. $4032$
  4. Rs. $2032$
Question 51 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A bag contains $50$ paise, $1$ rupee and $2$ rupee coins in the ratio of $2:3:4$. If the total amount is $Rs. 240,$ what is the total number of coins ?

  1. $210$
  2. $180$
  3. $270$
  4. $171$
Question 52 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $A : B = \displaystyle \frac{1}{2} : \dfrac {3} {8},   B : C = \frac{1}{3} : \frac{5}{9} $ and $\displaystyle C : D = \frac{5}{6} : \frac{3}{4}$, then the ratio $A : B : C : D$ is

  1. $6 : 4 : 8 : 10$
  2. $6 : 8 : 9 : 10$
  3. $8 : 6 : 10 : 9$
  4. $4 : 6 : 9 : 10$
Question 53 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The ratio of $A$ to $B$ is $4 : 5$ and that of $B$ to $C$ is $2 : 3.$ If $A$ equals $800,$ then $C$ equals

  1. $1000$
  2. $1200$
  3. $1500$
  4. $2000$
Question 54 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $x : y = 3 : 1$ then find the ratio $\displaystyle x^{3}-y^{3}:x^{3}+y^{3}$

  1. $13 : 14$
  2. $12 : 13$
  3. $11: 14$
  4. $10 : 13$
Question 55 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find the ratio of the following :
The speed of cycle is $15$km per hour to the speed of scooter $30$km per hour.

  1. $1:2$
  2. <span>$1:4$</span>
  3. <span>$2:1$</span>
  4. $4:1$
Question 56 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The ratio of 4kgs and 16kgs is

  1. $1:\sqrt{2}$
  2. $1: 2$
  3. $1: 4$
  4. $1:8$
Question 57 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If A:B =$3 :4$ and B:C =$5:6$, then A:C is

  1. $5 : 9$
  2. $3 : 4$
  3. $1 : 2$
  4. $5 : 8$
Question 58 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In an office the working hours are 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM and in between 20 minutes are spent on lunch Find the ratio of office hours to the time spent for lunch-

  1. $21:1$
  2. $1:14$
  3. $7:30$
  4. $30:7$
Question 59 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In an office the working hours are 10.30 AM to 5.30 PM and in between 30 minutes are spent on lunch. Find the ratio of office hours to the time spent for lunch.

  1. 7:30`
  2. 1:14
  3. 14:1
  4. 30:7
Question 60 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In a class there are 50 boys and 30 girls. The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in the class is. 

  1. $80 : 50$
  2. $3 : 5$
  3. $5 : 3$
  4. none
Question 61 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $a:b=5:7$ and $b:c=6:11$, then $a:b:c=$

  1. $55:77:66$
  2. $30:42:77$
  3. $35:49:42$
  4. $50:48:49$
Question 62 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The continued ratio of $4 : 3$ and $5 : 6$ is ____

  1. $4 : 15 : 6$
  2. $4 : 5 : 6$
  3. $20 : 15 : 12$
  4. $20 : 15 : 18$
Question 63 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The continued ratio of $2 : 5$ and $6 : 7$ is _____

  1. $2 : 5 : 7$
  2. $2 : 5 : 6$
  3. $12 : 30 : 35$
  4. $12 : 10 : 42$
Question 64 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The ratio between the ages of $A$ and $B$ is $2 : 5$. After $8$ years, their ages will be in the ratio $1 : 2$. What is the difference between their present ages?

  1. $20$ years
  2. $22$ years
  3. $24$ years
  4. $25$ years
Question 65 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The sum of two number is $50$. If the number are in the ration $2 : 3$. Find the number.

  1. $20,30$
  2. <span>$10,40$</span>
  3. <span>$15,35$</span>
  4. <span>$25,25$</span>
Question 66 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In a box, the ratio of the number of red marbles to that of blue marbles is $4 : 7$. which of the following could be the total number of in the box?

  1. $14$
  2. $21$
  3. $22$
  4. $28$
Question 67 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If A : B = 7 : 5 and B : C = 9 : 11, then A : B : C is equal to

  1. 55:45:63
  2. 63:45:55
  3. 45:63:55
  4. None of these
Question 68 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The ratio of $\left(\displaystyle\dfrac{1}{3}\text{ of Rs. }9.30\right)$ to $(0.6\text{ of Rs. }1.55)$ is ___________.

  1. $1:3$
  2. $10:3$
  3. $3:10$
  4. $3:1$
Question 69 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Cost of a candy is $50$ paise and cost of an ice cream is Rs. $20$, then the ratio of the cost of a candy to the cost of an ice-cream is __________.

  1. $40:1$
  2. $1:40$
  3. $1:20$
  4. $1:15$
Question 70 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Out of $30$ students in a class, $6$ like football, $12$ like cricket and remaining like tennis. The ratio of number of students who like tennis to the total number of students, is:

  1. $2:3$
  2. $5:1$
  3. $2:5$
  4. $5:2$