Ratios: Problems

Mark is mixing squash and water. He uses 30ml squash and 180ml water. What is the ratio of squash:water? Simplify this ratio?

• 30:180

• 1:6

Given that Mark is mixing squash and water. He is using 30ml squash for every 180ml water.

If he uses 540ml of water, how much squash does he need?

• 90ml

• 180ml

In a fruit drink the ratio of squash to water is 2:7. In 270ml of fruit drink how much is water?

Carpet shampoo is mixed with water in the ratio 1:35. Ellie needs 18 litres of mixture. How much shampoo and water does she need.

In a recipe the ratio of butter:sugar:flour is 2:1:4. The total mass of ingredients is 350g. How much of each ingredient is used?

• Butter: 100g, sugar: 50g, flour: 200g

• Butter: 117g, sugar: 117g, flour: 116g

In a football season Milan take 48 penalties. The ratio, penalties saved:penalties scored is 1:5.

• Penalties scored = 1

  Penalties saved = 47

• Penalties scored = 8

  Penalties saved = 40

• Penalties scored = 1

  Penalties saved = 5

In a recipe the ratio of butter:sugar:flour is 2:1:4. The total mass of ingredients is 350g. How much of each ingredient is used?

• Butter: 100g, sugar: 50g, flour: 200g

• Butter: 117g, sugar: 117g, flour: 116g

Share €560 000 between John and Mary in the ratio 5:3

Ruth is baking cheese scones. Here is her recipe:

200g flour

50g butter

75g cheese

10g mustard powder

10g bicarbonate of soda

1 egg.

What is the ratio of flour:butter?

Ruth is baking cheese scones. Here is her recipe:

200g flour

50g butter

75g cheese

10g mustard powder

10g bicarbonate of soda

1 egg.

What is the ratio of cheese:butter?