All Exams Test series for 1 year @ ₹349 only
Question

When ₹391 is divided into three parts in proportion to the fractions 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, then find its smallest part.

This question was previously asked in
RRB NTPC 2019 CBT 1 Question Paper PDF (31-Jan-2021) (Shift 1)
The correct answer is

₹102

₹102 is correct.

The three parts are in the ratio \(\dfrac{1}{2} : \dfrac{2}{3} : \dfrac{3}{4}\). Multiplying each fraction by the LCM 12 gives whole numbers.

\(\dfrac{1}{2} \times 12 : \dfrac{2}{3} \times 12 : \dfrac{3}{4} \times 12 = 6 : 8 : 9\), so the total number of shares is \(6 + 8 + 9 = 23\).

One share = ₹\(391 \div 23 = 17\).

The smallest part has 6 shares = ₹\(6 \times 17 = 102\). The other parts are ₹136 and ₹153.

Was this answer helpful?

Similar Questions

  1. If A : B = 3 : 5 and B : C = 4 : 7, then the value of A : B : C is:
  2. If $a : b :: 3 : 4$ then the value of the expression $\frac{5a - 3b}{7a + 2b}$ is:
  3. If $0.75 : x :: 25 : 8$, then what is the value of $x$?
  4. If $a : b = 7 : 9$ and $b : c = 1 : 12$, then $a : b : c$ is:
  5. If $\frac{A}{4} = \frac{B}{5} = \frac{C}{6}$, then $A : B : C$ is:
  6. If a map of a city was drawn on a scale of 0.05 centimetre to kilometre, what area would represent a country if it has an area of 8000 square kilometres?
  7. If A : B = 1 : 3, B : C = 5 : 4 and C : D = 2 : 3, then the value of A : B : C : D will be:
  8. An amount of money is to be divided between A, B and C in the ratio of 5 : 2 : 8. If the difference between the shares of A and C is ₹7,740, then what will be the total amount?
  9. If a vessel gets filled by 15 glasses of milk where capacity of each glass is 1.5 L, how many glasses are required to fill the same vessel if the capacity of each glass is 0.5 L?
  10. If 330 pencils were distributed among Rajesh, Suresh and Chandan in the ratio of $\frac{1}{4} : \frac{2}{3} : \frac{1}{3}$ respectively then how many pencils did Chandan get?

Important Questions from Ratio and Proportion

  1. In a mixture of 156 litres, the ratio of milk and water is 7 : 6. How much water should be added to make the ratio 14 : 13?

  2. If the ratio of the first to second number is 3 : 4 and that of the second to the third number is 8 : 5, and sum of three numbers is 190 then the third number is:

  3. The third proportional to 9 and 15 is:

  4. The average age of 3 persons is 30 years.If their ages are in the ratio of 3 : 5 : 7 respectively, then the age of the eldest person is:

  5. The income of A and B are in the ratio 5 : 3. The expenses of A, B and C are in the ratio of 8 : 5 : 2. If C spends 2000 and B saves ₹ 700, then A saves:

Need Expert Advice?
Upcoming Exams
RRB ALP
November 03, 2026
Test Series
RRB NTPC img
Railways
RRB NTPC Under Graduate 2026 New Mock Test Series
1612 Tests 1 Tests Free
1020 Attempts
4.3(516)
English, Hindi, Telugu +7 More
More Questions from RRB NTPC

Start Your Preparation with Prepp Mobile App

Download the app from Google Play & App Store
Download the app from Google Play & App Store
Prepp Mobile App