Simplifying Ratio
Simplify the Ratio 10 : 8
5 : 4
The ratio of baby girls : baby boys in a hospital is 4 : 5.
There are 16 baby boys. How many baby girls are there?
20
If 6 sweets cost £13.50 how much will 3 sweets cost?
£6.75
Share the amount £120 in the ratio 1:4.
£24:£96.
Simplify the ratio 30 : 6
5 : 1
If there were 15 cans of cola, how many diet cola were there?
20
If 12 tickets cost £30.00 how much will 13 tickets cost?
£32.50
30 glue sticks were divided in 33 groups in the ratio 3:2:1. Calculate how many glue sticks each group received.
15:10:5.
Simplify the ratio 60 : 6
10 : 1
The ratio of 'Hard' questions to 'Easy' questions in a test is 1:4.
If a test consists of 13 hard questions, how many easy questions are there?
52
If 12 treats cost £11.40 how much will 10 treats cost?
£9.50
Max and Nia share some money in the ratio 3:5. Nia receives £45. How much money was shared?
£72.
Simplify the ratio 24 : 20
6 : 5
Ann : Joan = 2:5 (for every £2 Ann earns, Joan earns £5)
If Ann earned £20, how much must Joan have earned?
£50
If 5 stamps cost £1.25 how much will 3 stamps cost?
75p
There are 10boys and 9 girls. Each person is to receive the same amount from £380. How much do all the boys, and all the girls receive? Express your answer as a ratio.
£200:£180
Simplify the ratio 30 : 84
5 : 14
At a school club, the ratio of pupils to teachers is 20 : 1
If 360 pupils turn up at the club, how many people in TOTAL should there be at the club?
378
If 7 pens cost £6.93 how much will 4 pens cost?
£3.96
A recipe for shortbread consists of plain flour, butter and caster sugar in the ratio 3:2:1. How much plain flour would I need for 900g of shortbread?
450g