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Ratio of the totals of two series or groups

This type of question, asked 12 times: 14 Jul 2023 S4, 24 Jul 2023 S2, 9 Sep 2024 S2, 13 Sep 2024 S2, 17 Sep 2024 S2, 17 Sep 2024 S3, 19 Sep 2024 S2, 23 Sep 2024 S1, 24 Sep 2024 S2, 25 Sep 2024 S1, 25 Sep 2024 S2, 25 Sep 2024 S3. All 12 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    14 Jul 2023 S4

    53
    The following table shows the number of sweets manufactured by six factories.
    YearPQRSTU
    1996196145254169291220
    1997172233141125167189
    1998178240150130177192
    1999180260160140188195
    What is the respective ratio of sweets manufactured by factories P, Q and R together in the year 1998, to the sweets manufactured by factories S,T and U together in the same year?

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  2. Question 2

    24 Jul 2023 S2

    61
    Study the given table and answer the question that follows. The table shows the number of students studying in six different classes of six different schools.
    SchoolClass VClass VIClass VIIClass VIIIClass IXClass X
    P152160145156147144
    Q148166150155157143
    R161152140145143165
    S159142149140142168
    T147144158163154150
    U150160162160161140
    Total917924904919904910
    What is the respective ratio of students studying in class IX of schools Q and R together to those studying in class VI of schools S and T together?

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  3. Question 3

    9 Sep 2024 S2

    70
    The given bar graph shows the number of students enrolled in Institutes A and B during 5 years (2018 to 2022). What is the ratio of the total students enrolled in Institute B in 2019, 2020 and 2022 to that of the total students enrolled in Institute A in 2018, 2020 and 2021?

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  4. Question 4

    13 Sep 2024 S2

    67
    The following table indicates the number of students studying in three subjects in four colleges.
    SubjectsWXYZ
    Physics420435412285
    Chemistry380340315420
    Mathematics256310295345
    What is the ratio of the total number of students studying in the Physics to that of studying in Mathematics in all four colleges taken together?

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  5. Question 5

    17 Sep 2024 S2

    64
    The given bar graph shows the actual production and targeted production of electric cars from 2019 to 2022. Study the given bar graph and answer the question that follows. What is the ratio of the total targeted production of cars in2021 and2022 tothe actual production of cars from 2019 to 2022 taken together?

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  6. Question 6

    17 Sep 2024 S3

    70
    The below table shows the sales of motorbikes of four manufacturers from 2016 to 2020 (All the figures are in thousands). Study the table and answer the question that follows.
    Manufacturer20162017201820192020
    P220225235240260
    Q280290310310330
    R350375385390400
    S400420430440450
    Find the ratio of the total number of sales of the motorbikes of manufacturer Q to the total number of sales of the motorbikes of manufacturer S from 2016 to 2020.

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  7. Question 7

    19 Sep 2024 S2

    60
    The bar graph given below shows the sales of ball pens (in thousand numbers) from six shops S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, and S6, during two consecutive years, 2011 and 2012. What’s is the ratio of the total sales of shop S2 for both years to the total sales of Shop S5 for both years?

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  8. Question 8

    23 Sep 2024 S1

    73
    Study the given bar-graph and answer the question that follows. The bar-graph shows the sales of books (in thousands) from six branches (B1, B2, B3, B4, B5 and B6) of a publishing company during two consecutive years 2000 and 2001. What is the ratio of the total sales of branch B2 for both years to the total sales of branch B4 for both years?

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  9. Question 9

    24 Sep 2024 S2

    54
    The following table gives zone wise survey report of the people of a country who take tea. Study the table and answer the question.
    Take teaEastWestNorthSouth
    More than 3 times a day1732184260452741
    1 to 3 times a day1462232825844264
    Twice a week2280252911233598
    Only once a week4059187431697051
    Never317127223293
    The ratio of the total number of people surveyed who take tea more than 3 times a day to the number of people who do not take tea at all is

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  10. Question 10

    25 Sep 2024 S1

    57
    The following table shows the number of pages printed by 3 printers (P, Q and R) for 3 days.
    DayPQR
    Monday100130200
    Tuesday120145160
    Wednesday18085120
    What is the ratio of the total number of pages printed by printer P over the course of three days to the total number of pages printed by printer Q during the same three days?

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  11. Question 11

    25 Sep 2024 S2

    63
    The given table shows the number of clerical and officer cadre employees recruited by four different banks A, B, C and D from 2011 to 2014.
    YearA OfficerA ClerkB OfficerB ClerkC OfficerC ClerkD OfficerD Clerk
    2011260458255460205428265470
    2012310569286584230539246554
    2013350730321725340740361725
    2014400890452845380850482860
    Compute the ratio of the number of officer cadre employees of bank A to the number of officer cadre employees of bank C.

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  12. Question 12

    25 Sep 2024 S3

    55
    The sales of two kinds of bicycles B1 and B2 (in lakhs) manufactured by a company over a period of three years are shown in the table below.
    YearB1B2
    2004195284
    2005230300
    2006250416
    From 2004 to 2006, what is the ratio of the total sales of bicycles B1 to the total sales of bicycles B2?

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