Q1:

IPMAT Indore 2026

Ratio, Proportion & Variation

Medium

In a company, initially the ratio of the foreign and domestic workers was 5 : 8. When some foreign and 12 domestic workers left the company, this ratio became 2 : 3. Later, when 10 more foreign workers were replaced by 10 new domestic workers, this ratio became 3 : 7. The initial number of domestic workers in the company was ___

Q2:

IPMAT Indore 2024

Ratio, Proportion & Variation

Easy

A fruit seller has oranges, apples, and bananas in the ratio 3:6:73:6:7. If the number of oranges is a multiple of both 5 and 6, then the minimum number of fruits the seller has is:

Q3:

IPMAT Indore 2023

Ratio, Proportion & Variation

Medium

Let a,b,c,da, b, c, d be positive integers such that a+b+c+d=2023a + b + c + d = 2023. If a:b=2:5a: b = 2:5 and c:d=5:2c:d=5:2, then the maximum possible value of a+ca + c is

Q4:

IPMAT Indore 2023

Ratio, Proportion & Variation

Easy

(a+b)(b+c)=(c+d)(d+a)\dfrac{(a + b)}{(b + c)} = \dfrac{(c + d)}{(d + a)} which of the following statements is always true?

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for IPMAT Indore 2023 MCQ question 4

Q5:

IPMAT Indore 2022

Ratio, Proportion & Variation

Easy

The cost of a piece of jewellery is proportional to the square of its weight. A piece of jewellery weighing 10 grams is INR 3600. The cost of a piece of jewellery of the same kind weighing 4 grams is

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Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for IPMAT Indore 2022 MCQ question 5

Q6:

IPMAT Indore 2021

Ratio, Proportion & Variation

Easy

The highest possible value of the ratio of a four-digit number and the sum of its four digits is

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Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for IPMAT Indore 2021 MCQ question 6

Q7:

IPMAT Indore 2020

Ratio, Proportion & Variation

Easy

Ashok purchased pens and pencils in the ratio 2:32:3 during his first visit and paid Rs. 86 to the shopkeeper. During his second visit, he purchased pens and pencils in the ratio 4:14:1 and paid Rs. 112. The cost of a pen as well as a pencil in rupees is a positive integer. If Ashok purchased four pens during his second visit, then the amount he paid in rupees for the pens during the second visit is __________.

Q8:

IPMAT Indore 2020

Ratio, Proportion & Variation

Easy

Ashok started a business with a certain investment. After a few months, Bharat joined him investing half the amount of Ashok's initial investment. At the end of the first year, the total profit was divided between them in the ratio 3:13:1. Bharat joined Ashok after

Answer options
Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for IPMAT Indore 2020 MCQ question 8

Q9:

IPMAT Indore 2019

Ratio, Proportion & Variation

Easy

Three friends divided some apples in the ratio 3:5:73 : 5 : 7. After consuming 16 apples they found that the remaining number of apples with them was equal to the largest number of apples received by one of them at the beginning. The total number of apples these friends initially had was