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Ratio

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 3600secs

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Class
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1.

There are two bags full of coloured counters.
The first bag has red and blue counters in the ratio of 5 : 11
Find the fraction of the counters in this bag that are blue.

a)

 511\frac{5}{11}  

b)

 56\frac{5}{6}  

c)

 1116\frac{11}{16}  

d)

 516\frac{5}{16}  

2.

There are two bags full of coloured counters.The first bag has red and blue counters in the ratio of 8 : 17



Find the fraction of the counters in this bag that are blue.

a)

 817\frac{8}{17}  

b)

 825\frac{8}{25}  

c)

 1725\frac{17}{25}  

3.

Fully simply the ratio 120 : 210

a)

120 : 210

b)

12 : 21

c)

6: 7

d)

4 : 7

4.

Fully simply the ratio 420 : 770

a)

420:770

b)

42:77

c)

6:11

d)

3:7

5.

James and Anna share £21 in the ratio 4:3

Work out how much each person gets.

a)

£84: £63

b)

£42: £36

c)

£12: £9

d)

£4: £3

6.

A canteen spends money on food and drink in the ratio of 59:6

In total, they spend £9945.

Find how much money they spend on drink.

a)

£153

b)

£918

c)

£6758

d)

£8568

7.

Adele, Bert and Chris get money from their parents in the ratio of 5:4:8

Adele and Bert receive £54.

Find how much money Chris receives.

a)

£6.75

b)

£36

c)

£48

d)

£54

8.

How much cornflour is needed to serve 24...

a)

300g

b)

150g

c)

200g

d)

100g

9.

How much mince is needed to serve 9...

a)

1kg

b)

1.5kg

c)

2kg

d)

2.5kg

10.
A blueprint was using a scale of 3cm=4.5m. Find the actual length if it is 5cm on the drawing.
a)
7.5
b)
13.5
c)
1.5
d)
1.7
11.
Scale is 1cm = 8km. Hatboro and Smithville are 24cm apart on the map, how far apart are they?
a)
87 km
b)
216 km 
c)
33 km
d)
192 km
12.

Desmond measured a city park and made a scale drawing. The scale he used was 1 centimetre : 9 meters. The actual width of the soccer field is 54 metres. How wide is the field in the drawing?

a)

6 cm

b)

486 cm

c)

9 cm

d)

54 cm