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Ratio and Proportion

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a Ratio?
a)
Is a comparison of two quantities 
b)
To multiply two fractions 
c)
A number over another number
d)
Two decimals that can be multiplied
2.
What is the ratio to the picture shown, triangles to squares?
a)
2:6
b)
5:6
c)
3:4
d)
4:3
3.
If there are 5 soccer players, 10 baseball players, and 15 basketball players, what is the ratio of baseball players to soccer players?
a)
1 to 2
b)
1 to 3
c)
2 to 1
d)
3 to 1
4.
***PROPORTION***
Jose swims 3 laps in a pool every 2 minutes. How long would it take him to swim 27 laps?
a)
8 minutes
b)
9 minutes
c)
16 minutes
d)
18 minutes
5.
Enter the missing numbers to create equivalent ratios. 
1 : 3
6 : 18
2 : _
4 : _
a)
4 & 8
b)
4 & 12
c)
6 & 12
d)
6 & 8
6.
In my fish tank, the ratio of red fish to blue fish is 3:5. There are 20 blue fish. How many red fish are there?
a)
18
b)
12
c)
4
d)
15
7.
Solve the proportion.
a)
k=5
b)
k=3.3333333
c)
k=60
d)
k=90
8.
Solve the proportion.
a)
q=2
b)
q=9
c)
q=4.5
d)
q=6
9.
Kenzie will save 15% if she opens a credit card.  She wants to buy a jacket for $120. How much will she save if she opens a credit card?
a)
$15
b)
$18
c)
$16
d)
$17
10.
Cann Electronics has all of their electronics on sale for 20% off. If a computer originally cost $1,050, what is the new price?
a)
$210
b)
$840
c)
$787
d)
$1,260
11.
Courtney’s summer camp has 2 canoes for every 5 campers. If there are 70 campers in all, which proportion can be used to calculate how many canoes there are at the camp?
a)
5/2 = 70/x
b)
2/5 = 70/x
c)
2/x = 70/5
d)
2/70 = 5/x
12.
Which ratio is written incorrectly?
a)
X : Y
b)
X and Y
c)
X/Y
d)
X to Y
13.
Beyonce went to the mall and saw a massage chair that she would have to take a loan out for $6500 to purchase.  The bank said that she could get a simple interest rate of 8% for 5 years.  What is the total amount that Beyonce will pay for the chair?
a)
$2600
b)
$910
c)
$9100
d)
$260
14.
Find the total amount in the account to the nearest cent if the interest is compounded annually. 
$2750 at 8% for 2 years
a)
$2200.00
b)
$3207.60
c)
$8910.00
15.

Ann is going to Spain on holiday and changes £200 to euros. How many euros does she get?

One pound is €1.58

a)

€312

b)

€316

c)

€300

d)

€200

16.

Dave returns from Switzerland with 55 Swiss francs. He changes the francs back to British money, at a rate of £1 = 2.32 francs. How much does he get back?

a)

£25.70

b)

£21.40

c)

£23.70

d)

£22.20

17.

A student bought a pair of sunglasses in the USA. He paid $35.50. In England, an identical pair of sunglasses costs £26.99. The exchange rate is £1 = $1.42 In which country were the sunglasses cheaper, and by how much?

a)

USA

b)

UK