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Ratio & Proportion Questions

  • Numerical Ability - Ratio & Proportion
Question

In a factory men, women and children were employed in the ratio 8 : 5 : 1 to finish a job and their individual wages were in the ratio 5 : 2 : 3 respectively. Total daily wages of factory amounts to Rs. 318. Find the total daily wages paid to each category.

  • A) Rs. 240, Rs. 60, Rs. 18
  • B) Rs. 210, Rs. 70, Rs. 38
  • C) Rs. 190, Rs. 95, Rs. 33
  • D) Rs. 220, Rs. 68, Rs. 30
  • E) None of these
Solution

Ans. (a)

Ratio of amount to be distributed

= 8 × 5: 5 × 2: 1 × 3 = 40: 10: 3

= 40/53 × 318, 10/53 × 318, 3/53 × 318

= Rs. 240, 60, 18

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