Share into a ratio

A piece of wood is of length 45 cm. The length is divided in the ratio 7 : 2.

Work out the length of each part.

• 30 cm , 15 cm

• 28 cm, 17 cm

• 35 cm , 10cm

• 25 cm, 20 cm

Alex and Ben were given a total of £240 They shared the money in the ratio 5 : 7.

Work out how much money Ben received.

• £100

• £140

• £120

• £160

Melissa is 13 years old. Becky is 12 years old. Daniel is 10 years old.

Melissa, Becky and Daniel share £28 in the ratio of their ages.

Becky gives a third of her share to her mother. How much should Becky now have?

• £9.6

• £6.4

• £12

• £8

Pat and Julie share some money in the ratio 2 : 5. Julie gets £45 more than Pat.

How much money did Pat get?

• £30

• £15

• £45

• £10

The ratio of girls to boys in a school is 2 : 3

What fraction of these students are boys?

• 2/5

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 3/5

In Year 8 the ratio of girls to boys is 1 : 3 There are 300 students in Year 8.

Work out the number of girls in Year 8.

• 225

• 75

• 100

• 150

Lucy is tiling her bathroom. She buys white and blue tiles in the ratio of 13 : 2.

Blue tiles cost £2.80

White tiles cost £2.35

If she buys 16 blue tiles, how much does Lucy spend on tiles in total?

• £111.10

• £289.20

• £350.00

• £420.50