14.3 Solving Problems involving ratios 2

Xavier and Alicia share some money in the ratio 3:5. Xavier gets $75.

How much does Alicia get?

• $75

• $120

• $125

• $200

Xavier and Alicia share some money in the ratio 3:5. Xavier gets $75.

How much money do they share?

(Xavier: Alicia)

• $75:$125

• $125:$75

• $75:$200

• $45:$75

Kaya and Kiko share their electricity bills in the ratio 4:3. In January Akiko pays $18.

How much does Kaya pay?

• $24

• $18

• $13.50

• $42

Kaya and Kiko share their electricity bills in the ratio 4:3. In January Akiko pays $18.

What is their total bill?

• $31.50

• $10.29

• $24

• $42

Three children share some sweets in the ratio of their ages. The children are 4, 7, and 9 years old. The oldest child gets 54 sweets.

How many sweets do the youngest receive?

• 42 sweets

• 11 sweets

• 24 sweets

• 31 sweets

Three children share some sweets in the ratio of their ages. The children are 4, 7, and 9 years old. The oldest child gets 54 sweets.

How many sweets do they share?

• 120 sweets

• 66 sweets

• 74 sweets

• 154 sweets

Nina makes some green paint.

She mixes yellow, blue, and white in the ratio 4:5:1.

She uses 750 ml of blue paint.

How much green paint does he make?

• 150 ml

• 1.5 l

• 1350 ml

• 1500 l

A fruit conserve contains blackcurrants and redcurrants in the ratio 5:2.

There are 300 g of redcurrants in the conserve.

How many grams of blackcurrants are there in the conserve?

• 214 g

• 120 g

• 1050 g

• 750 g

A fruit conserve contains blackcurrants and redcurrants in the ratio 5:2.

There are 300 g of redcurrants in the conserve.

How much fruit is there altogether in the conserve?

• 750 g

• 1000 g

• 1050 g

• 420 g

138 cans of milk weigh 110.4 kg. How much do 150 cans weigh?

• 1200 g

• 187.5 kg

• 120 kg

• 120 g