Question 14 Marks
The salaries of three friends-P, Q and R are in the ratio of 5:6:8 respectively :
Q.1. If P, Q and R save $10 \%, 15 \%$ and $20 \%$ of their salaries respectively, what is the ratio of their savings ?
(a) $2: 5: 8$ $\quad$ (b) $5: 6: 8$
(c) $6: 8: 9$ $\quad$ (d) $5: 9: 16$
Q.2. If P, Q and R save one-half, one-third and one-fourth of their salaries respectively, what is the ratio of their expenditures ?
(a) $2: 3: 4$ $\quad$ (b) $5: 4: 4$
(c) $5: 4: 6$ $\quad$ (d) $5: 8: 12$
Q.3. If P, Q and R receive increments of $20\%, 10\%$ and $15\%$ respectively in their salaries, what will be the ratio of their new salaries?
(a) $25: 16: 23$ $\quad$ (b) $25: 30: 42$
(c) $30: 33: 46$ $\quad$ (d) cannot be determined
Q.4. If P's salary gets reduced by $10 \%$, Q's salary gets increased by $20 \%$ and R's salary gets reduced by $30 \%$, what will be the ratio of their new salaries ?
(a) $45: 72: 56$ $\quad$ (b) $55: 48: 104$
(c) $12: 15: 16$ $\quad$ (d) $8: 7: 12$
Q.1. If P, Q and R save $10 \%, 15 \%$ and $20 \%$ of their salaries respectively, what is the ratio of their savings ?
(a) $2: 5: 8$ $\quad$ (b) $5: 6: 8$
(c) $6: 8: 9$ $\quad$ (d) $5: 9: 16$
Q.2. If P, Q and R save one-half, one-third and one-fourth of their salaries respectively, what is the ratio of their expenditures ?
(a) $2: 3: 4$ $\quad$ (b) $5: 4: 4$
(c) $5: 4: 6$ $\quad$ (d) $5: 8: 12$
Q.3. If P, Q and R receive increments of $20\%, 10\%$ and $15\%$ respectively in their salaries, what will be the ratio of their new salaries?
(a) $25: 16: 23$ $\quad$ (b) $25: 30: 42$
(c) $30: 33: 46$ $\quad$ (d) cannot be determined
Q.4. If P's salary gets reduced by $10 \%$, Q's salary gets increased by $20 \%$ and R's salary gets reduced by $30 \%$, what will be the ratio of their new salaries ?
(a) $45: 72: 56$ $\quad$ (b) $55: 48: 104$
(c) $12: 15: 16$ $\quad$ (d) $8: 7: 12$
Answer
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