alleryStart learning →The ratio 24:36 in its simplest form is
- 1:2
- 4:5
- 2:3
- 3:4
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Correct answer: C. 2:3
Dividing both terms by their common factor 12 gives 2:3, which cannot be reduced further.
CA Foundation Ratio and Proportion, Indices and Logarithms — practice questions
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The ratio 24:36 in its simplest form isRead the answer and worked solution →In the ratio 5:8, the antecedent isRead the answer and worked solution →In the ratio 7:11, the second term is called theRead the answer and worked solution →In the proportion a:b = c:d, which two terms are the means?Read the answer and worked solution →Rs 1500 is divided between two people in the ratio 2:3. The smaller share isRead the answer and worked solution →A mixture of 80 kg has substances A, B, C, D in the ratio 5:9:4:2. The mass of B isRead the answer and worked solution →Which ratio is equal to 3:2?Read the answer and worked solution →The ratio of 1 minute to 40 seconds, in simplest form, isRead the answer and worked solution →Written in the form 1:x, the ratio 4:5 becomesRead the answer and worked solution →A quotient of two quantities in different units is called aRead the answer and worked solution →The equality of three or more ratios, such as A:B = C:D = E:F, is called aRead the answer and worked solution →Odds of 7 to 3 against an event mean its chance of success isRead the answer and worked solution →The ratio of a square's diagonal to its side isRead the answer and worked solution →The ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter is calledRead the answer and worked solution →At a constant speed, distance travelled and time spent areRead the answer and worked solution →Two quantities vary inversely when their ___ is constant.Read the answer and worked solution →The curve showing two inversely varying quantities is aRead the answer and worked solution →A direct proportion y = kx has a y-intercept equal toRead the answer and worked solution →8 men build a wall in 12 days. How many days will 6 men take at the same rate?Read the answer and worked solution →If 15 pens cost Rs 180, the cost of 24 pens at the same rate isRead the answer and worked solution →The third proportional to 4 and 6 isRead the answer and worked solution →Rs 7000 is shared among A, B, C in the ratio 2:3:5. C getsRead the answer and worked solution →A father and son have ages in ratio 7:2, and the sum is 63 years. The son isRead the answer and worked solution →Two numbers are in the ratio 3:5 and add up to 96. The larger isRead the answer and worked solution →Two numbers are in ratio 2:3. Adding 4 to each makes the ratio 3:4. The smaller number isRead the answer and worked solution →A 40 L mixture has milk and water in the ratio 5:3. The water isRead the answer and worked solution →A 40 L mix of milk and water is 3:1. Water added to make it 2:1 isRead the answer and worked solution →Which of these ratios has the greatest value?Read the answer and worked solution →A 4:3 aspect ratio means the width is what fraction of the height?Read the answer and worked solution →A 4:3 screen is 48 cm wide. Its height isRead the answer and worked solution →
Worked practice questions
In the ratio 5:8, the antecedent is
- 13
- 3
- 8
- 5
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Correct answer: D. 5
The first term of a ratio is its antecedent, so in 5:8 it is 5.
In the ratio 7:11, the second term is called the
- antecedent
- consequent
- extreme
- middle term
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Correct answer: B. consequent
The second term of a ratio is the consequent, which here is 11.
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