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Ration and Proportion ( Elementary and Prerequisite )

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

University Roll Number:

4 lines
2.
Patrick has 2 black, 3 red, and 5   white toy cars. What is the ratio of red toy cars to all the toy cars? 
a)
3:5
b)
1:3
c)
3:11
d)
3:10
3.
For every 3 cups of rice you need 2 cups of water, if you use 12 cups of rice, how much water will you need.
a)
4
b)
8
c)
24
d)
6
4.
Patrick has 2 black, 3 red, and 5   white toy cars. What is the ratio of red toy cars to all the toy cars? 
a)
3:5
b)
1:3
c)
3:11
d)
3:10
5.
For every 3 cups of rice you need 2 cups of water, if you use 12 cups of rice, how much water will you need.
a)
4
b)
8
c)
24
d)
6
6.
A cake recipe calls for 1.5 cups of milk and 3 cups of flour. Seth made a mistake and used 5 cups of flour. How many cups of milk should he use to keep the proportions correct?
a)
2.5 cups milk
b)
1.75 cups milk
c)
2 cups flour
d)
2.25 cups milk
7.
Every 7 days, you work 40 hours. How many hours do you work over 30 days?
a)
52.5
b)
4.75
c)
171.4
d)
8.5
8.
In the recipe of a lemonade 2 cups of sugar is needed for 3 lemons. How many lemons are needed for 6 cups of sugar?
a)
4
b)
6
c)
8
d)
9
9.
A bag of marbles comes with 3 blue marbles, 2 red marbles, and 5 yellow marbles. What is the ratio of red to yellow?
a)
2 to 5
b)
5 to 3
c)
3 to 5
d)
5 to 2
10.
Write if the given proportion is 'True' or 'False':
8 : 9 = 24 : 18
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
c)
dont know
d)
none of these
11.
In an animal shelter, the ratio of dogs to cats is 5 to 3. There are 25 dogs.  Write and solve a proportion to find the number of cats.
a)
c=15
b)
c=18
c)
c=21
d)
c=16
12.
75 is 15% of what number?
a)
500
b)
20
c)
350
d)
425
13.
Paige rode her bike 4/5 mile. Megan rode her bike 3/4 mile.   Which statement is true?
a)
4/5 = 3/4
b)
4/5 > 3/4 
c)
3/4 > 4/5
d)
4/5 < 3/4 
14.
Determine the ratio of the following
'30 minutes to 2 hours'
a)
30 : 2
b)
1 : 4
c)
1 : 6
d)
None of the above
15.
In a class there are 30 boys and 12 girls. Find the ratio of number of boys to number of girls.
a)
2 : 5
b)
5 : 2
c)
3 : 4
d)
None of the above
16.
Does the table represent a proportional relationship?
a)
Yes.
b)
No.
17.
In a certain apartment building, the ratio of tenants to cars is 3:5. If there are 30 tenants, how many cars are there?
a)
35
b)
60
c)
18
d)
50
18.
A shop produces 39 wetsuits every 2 weeks.  How long will it take the shop to produce 429 wetsuits?
a)
18 wk
b)
20 wk
c)
22 wk
d)
24 wk
19.
The ratio of boys to girls in history class is 4 to 5. How many girls are in the class if there are 12 boys in the class?
a)
12 girls
b)
15 girls
c)
5.3 girls
d)
27 girls
20.
In one day a movie store rented out 20 comedies. If the ratio of comedies rented to action movies rented was 4 : 3, how many action movies were rented?
a)
5
b)
15
c)
3.3333
d)
4 1/3
21.
Solve for x
a)
x=6
b)
x =1/6
c)
x = 7
d)
x=9
22.

If a:b=7:5 and b:c=9:11.Find a:b:c.

a)

63:14:55

b)

63:45:55

c)

14:14:15

d)

7:14:15

23.

Present ages of John and Dina are in the ratio 5:4 respectively.

Three years hence, the ratio of their ages will become 11:9 respectively. What is Dina's age in years?

a)

24

b)

27

c)

40

d)

Cannot be determined

24.

The ratio of the total amount distributed in all the males and females as salary is 6: 5. The ratio of the salary of each male and female is 2: 3. Find the ratio of the no. of males and females.

(a)  

25.

Pervez, Sunny, and Ashu Bhati alone can complete a piece of work in 30, 50, and 40 days. The ratio of their salaries of each day is 4: 3: 2 respectively. The total income of Parvez is Rs 144. Find the total income of Sunny.

(a)  

26.

if 20% of a = b then b % of 20 is the same as :

a)

4% of b

b)

4% of a

c)

4 % of ab

d)

none of these

27.

A student multiplied a number by 3/5 instead of 5/3. what is the percentage error in the calculation?

a)

65%

b)

64%

c)

56%

d)

63%

28.

Rs. 8400 is divided among A, B, C and D in such a way that the shares of A and B, B and C, and C and D are in the ratios of 2:3, 4:5 and 6:7 respectively. The share of A is

a)

1280

b)

8400

c)

8210

d)

None of these

29.

The ratio of market prices of wheat and paddy is 2:3 and the ratio of quantities consumed in a family is 5:4. Find the ratio of expenditure of wheat and paddy.

a)

6:5

b)

5:6

c)

1:1

d)

None of these

30.

If A:B = 2:3, B:C = 4:5 and C:D = 6:7, then A:B:C:D is

a)

8:12:15:35

b)

4:6:6:7

c)

16:24:30:35

d)

None of these

31.

Income ratio of Ramesh and Suresh is 5:6. Their spending ratio is 7:9. Ramesh saves 4000 and Suresh saves 3000. Income and spending respectively of Ramesh and Suresh are

a)

30000

b)

36000

c)

25000

d)

None of these

32.

What is 4th proportional in 9, 13 and 153?

a)

221

b)

125

c)

251

d)

None of these

33.

In what ratio should the M, N, O invests if the ratio of their profit is in ratio 8:15: 30 and their timing of their investments are in the ratio 4:5:6.

a)

32:75:180

b)

2:3:2

c)

4:5:6

d)

None of these

34.

In a bag, there are coins of 25 p, 10 p and 5 p in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 3. If there is Rs. 30 in all, how many 5 p coins are there?

a)

50

b)

100

c)

150

d)

None of these

35.

If Rs. 782 be divided into three parts, proportional to 1/2 : 2/3 : 3/4 , then the first part is:

a)

391

b)

182

c)

204

d)

None of these