The document discusses various concepts related to ratios and proportions involving numbers, mixtures, quantities, prices, and percentages. Some key points covered include:
- How to calculate component quantities in a mixture given the total quantity and their ratio.
- How to determine original component quantities if something is added or subtracted from the mixture.
- How to calculate new ratios that result from adding or subtracting from numbers in a given ratio.
- How to determine component percentages in a mixture from the given component ratio.
- How to calculate the cost price of a mixture based on component quantities, prices, and desired cost price.
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1. Note: i). If two numbers are in the ratio of a : b and the sum of these vi). If the ratio of two numbers is a : b, then the number that should be
ax bx subtracted from each of the numbers in order to make this ratio c : d is
numbers is x, then these numbers will be and Or
a b a b
bc ï€ ad
.
If in a mixture of x liters, two liquids A and B are in the ratio of a : b, cï€d
then the quantities if liquids A and B in the mixture will be vii). There are four numbers a, b, c and d.
ax bx a). The number that should be subtracted from each of these numbers
liters and liters, respectively.
a b a b
ad ï€ bc
so that the remaining numbers may be proportional is .
ii). If three numbers are in the ratio of a : b : c and the sum of these (a  d) ï€ (b  c)
ax bx cx b). The number that should be added to each of these numbers so that
numbers is x, then these numbers will be and .
a bc a bc a bc
bc ï€ ad
the remaining numbers may be proportional is .
ii). If two numbers are in the ratio of a : b and the difference of these (a  d) ï€ (b  c)
numbers is x, then these numbers will be viii). The income of two persons are in the ratio of a : b and their
ax bx ax bx expenditures are in the ratio of c : d. If the saving of each person be Rs.
and if a  b, and if a  b
a ï€b a ï€b bï€a bï€a
aS(d ï€ c) bS(d ï€ c)
S, then their incomes are given by Rs. and Rs. and
iii). The ratio between two numbers is a : b. If x is added to each of ad ï€ bc ad ï€ bc
these numbers, the ratio becomes c : d. The two numbers are given as cS(b ï€ a) dS(b ï€ a)
their expenditures are given by Rs. and Rs. .
ax(c ï€ d) bx(c ï€ d) ad ï€ bc ad ï€ bc
and
ad ï€ bc ad ï€ bc ix). If in a mixture of x liters of two liquids A and B, the ratio of liquids
iv). The ratio between two numbers is a : b. If x is subtracted from each A and B is a : b, then the quantity of liquid B to be added in order to
of these numbers, the ratio becomes c : d. The two numbers are given as x(ad ï€ bc)
make this ratio c : d is .
ax(d ï€ c) bx(d ï€ c) c(a  b)
and
ad ï€ bc ad ï€ bc x). If in a mixture of x liters of two liquids A and B, the ratio of liquids
v). If the ratio of two numbers is a : b, then the number that should be A and B is a : b, then the quantity of liquid A to be added in order to
added to each of the numbers in order to make this ratio c : d is x(bc ï€ ad)
make this ratio c : d is .
ad ï€ bc d(a  b)
.
cï€d
2. xi). If in a mixture of x liters of two liquids A and B, the ratio of liquids
A and B is a : b. If on adding x liters of liquid B to the mixture, the ratio
of A to B becomes a : c, then in the beginning the quantity of liquid A in
ax bx
the mixture was liters and that of liquid B was liters.
c ï€b c ï€b
xii). When two ingredients A and B of quantities q1 and q2 and cost
price/ unit c1 and c2 are mixed to get a mixture having cost price/unit
cm , then
q1 c2 ï€ cm c1 q1  c2 q2
 and cm  .
q2 cm ï€ c1 q1  q2
xiii). If a mixture contains two ingredients A and B in the ratio a : b,
a
then percentage of A in the mixture is 100% and percentage of B
a b
b
in the mixture is 100% .
a b
xiv). If two mixtures M1 and M2 contain ingredients A and B in the ratio
a : b and c : d respectively, then a third mixture M3 obtained by mixing
M1 and M2
 ax cy 
  
in the ratio x : y will contain  a  b c  d  100% ingredient A and
 xy 
 
 
 bx dy 
  
 a  b c  d  100% ingredient B.
 xy 
 
 