Topic 12 Ratio and proportion (12.1 - 12.3)

Simplify the ratio 25 : 35

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Simplify the ratio 18 : 45

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Simplify the ratio 300 : 25

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Divide $700 in the ratio 5 : 3 : 2

Alex and Thomas share 30 sweets.

They divide them in the ratio 3:2.

How many sweets does Thomas have?

Sophie has 60 pencils.

The ratio of sharpened pencils to blunt pencils is 4:1.

How many sharpened pencils does Sophie have?

The number of people who voted for the Green Party in an election was 1500.

The number of people who voted for the Blue Party was 9000.

Write the ratio of Green Party voters to Blue Party voters in its simplest form.

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A piece of carpet is 240cm long. Mr Jones cuts it into three pieces in the ratio 1 : 2 : 5.

Work out the length of the longest piece of carpet.

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Sarah has some chocolates. 24 are white chocolate. 16 are milk chocolate. 8 are dark chocolate.

Write down the ratio of dark chocolate to milk chocolate to white chocolate.

Give your ratio in its simplest form.

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John mixes 3 paints, dark blue, light blue and white paints in 2 different ratios:

5 dark blue : 4 light blue : 1 white

8 dark blue : 1 light blue : 1 white

Which ratio will give a darker shade of paint?

• 5 dark blue : 4 light blue : 1 white

• 8 dark blue : 1 light blue : 1 white

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