Basic Ratios
Ratios in Real Life
Sharing in a Ratio
Find the Missing Value
Rates
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A school has 60 girls and 90 boys. The ratio of girls to boys is
A) 2:3
B) 3:2
C) 9:6
A) 2:3
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Every time Jamie collected 9 cards, Seth collected 15 and Nick collected 21. What is the ratio of cards collected in its simplest form? (Jamie: Seth: Nick)?
A) 5: 3: 7
B) 3: 5: 7
C) 7: 5: 3
B) 3: 5: 7
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expressed as a ratio is
A) 1 : 2
B) 7 : 8
C 8 : 7
B) 7 : 8
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If 2 : 4 = 40 : n, then what is the value of n?
A) 5
B) 80
C) 100
B) 80
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A machine can print 400 sheets of paper in 5 minutes. How many sheets of paper can it print in one hour, working at the same rate?
A) 2 400
B) 4 800
C) 12 000
C) 12 000
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A class has 15 girls and 20 boys. The ratio of girls to boys is
A) 3:4
B) 3:5
C) 3:7
A) 3:4
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$60 was shared between Kate and Kathy in the ratio 2:3. What was Kathy’s share?
A) $24
B) $30
C) $36
C) $36
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The ratio of boys to girls in class is 3 : 5. What fraction represents girls?
(A) 
B) 
C) 
B)
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To make one costume, a seamstress uses 3 materials: satin, wool and lace in the ratio 6:2:3 respectively. How many costumes did she make when she use the materials in the ratio 30 : 10 : 15?
A) 10 B) 8 C) 5
C) 5
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12 men build a wall in 9 days. How long will it take for 6 men to build the same wall?
A) 18 days
B) 54 days
C) 72 days
A) 18 days
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The ratio of the number of shaded squares to the number of unshaded squares in the rectangle is
(A) 2:3 (B) 5 : 2 C) 2:5
(A) 2:3
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OUt of a total of 42 words called in a Spelling test, Lisa got 14 wrong. What is the ratio of right answers to wrong answers?
A) 1 : 2
B) 2 : 1
C) 4 : 2
C) 4 : 2
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If $75 is shared in the ratio 2 : 3, the shares are
A) $20 and $50
B) $30 and $45
C) $25 and $50
- B) $30 and $45
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The ratio of boys to girls in a club is 2 : 3. If there are 24 girls in the club, how many students are in the club ?
A) 16 B) 36 C) 40
A) 16
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Tommy bought 3 chairs for $500. What is the cost of 30 similar chairs?
(A) $1 125
B) $3 000
C) $5 000
C) $5 000
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The following diagram shows a rectangle divided into identical squares.
How many more squares must be shaded so that 75% of the whole rectangle is shaded?
(A) 7 (B) 12 (C) 15
A) 7
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At elections for class prefect, the ratio of votes to Ann, Bob and Ken were 4:5:2 respectively. If 55 students voted, how many more votes did Bob receive than Ken?
A) 15
(B) 11
(C) 10
A0 15
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For every 5 votes that Paula received, John received 3. If Paula received 20 votes, how many votes did John receive?
A) 12
B) 15
C) 23
A) 12
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A vendor packs and sells 3 bananas and 5 guavas in each bag. Using this method, she packs a total of 72 of these fruits in bags. How many guavas did the vendor pack altogether?
(𝐴) 18 (𝐵) 27 (𝐶) 45
(𝐶) 45
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On a farm, there are 2 pigs for every 3 sheep. If there are 30 sheep, how many pigs are there?
A)20
B) 15
C) 12
A)20
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There were 35 women and 75 men at District 2’s Sports Meet. The ratio of men to women in its simplest form is ______________.
(A) 7:15
(B) 15:7
(C) 75:35
(B) 15:7
500
C
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For every $4 Ken received, Marie received $6. If they shared a total of $95 between the two of them, how much did Marie receive?
A) $10
B) $38
C) $57
C) $57
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Farmer Boyo has orange and grapefruit seedlings to plant. The ratio of orange to grapefruit seedlings is 3:5. If there are 40 grapefruit seedlings, how many seedlings does Farmer Boyo have in all?
(A) 48 (B) 64 C) 7
(B) 64
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For every 3 votes that John received, Paula received 5. If Paula received 80 votes, how many votes did John receive?
A) 30 B) 48 C) 50
B) 48