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Ratio Problems (with difference)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Tony and Luke share some money in the ratio 3:7 – Luke receives £20 more than Tony. How much do they each receive?

a)

Tony - £15 and Luke £5

b)

Tony - £15 and Luke £35

c)

Luke - £15 and Tony £35

d)

Tony - £45 and Luke £15

2.

Tony and Luke share some money in the ratio 3:7 – Luke receives £10 more than Tony. How much do they each receive?

a)

Luke - £7.50 and Tony - £17.50

b)

Tony - £17.50 and Luke - £27.50

c)

Tony - £7.50 and Luke - £17.50

d)

Tony - £1.50 and Luke - £11.50

3.

Katy and Becky share some money in the ratio 2:1. Katy receives £10 more than Becky. How much do they each receive?

a)

Katy - £20. Becky - £10.

b)

Katy - £40. Becky - £30.

c)

Katy - £40. Becky - £20.

d)

Becky - £20. Katy - £10.

4.

The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 2:1. There are 8 more boys than girls. How many boys and girls in the class?

a)

Boys – 8 and girls – 0.

b)

Boys – 1 and girls – 9.

c)

Boys – 8 and girls – 16.

d)

Boys – 16 and girls – 8.

5.

There are blue, red and yellow counters in a bag in the ratio 3:2:1. There are 6 more blue counters than red counters. How many counters are there in total?

a)

72 counters

b)

36 counters

c)

6 counters

d)

38 counters

6.

There are blue, red and yellow counters in a bag in the ratio 9:6:3. There are 6 more blue counters than red counters. How many counters are there in total?

a)

18 counters

b)

72 counters

c)

38 counters

d)

36 counters

7.

There are blue, red and yellow counters in a bag in the ratio 9:6:3. There are 18 more blue counters than red counters. How many counters are there in total?

a)

108 counters

b)

36 counters

c)

72 counters

d)

18 counters

8.

A flapjack is made of oats, butter and syrup in the ratio 7:2:5. A recipe requires 180g more syrup than butter. How many grams of oats should I use?

a)

360g

b)

180g

c)

490g

d)

420g

9.

A flapjack is made of oats, butter and syrup in the ratio 7:1:5. A recipe requires 180g more syrup than butter. How many grams of oats should I use?

a)

415g

b)

315g

c)

215g

d)

275g

10.

A flapjack is made of oats, butter and syrup in the ratio 9:1:5. A recipe requires 140g more oats than butter. How many grams of flapjack will the recipe make in total?

a)

262.5g

b)

420g

c)

265g

d)

422.5g