Ratios
The simplified form of the ratio 6:18
What is 1:3?
The speed of a car in kilometers per hour if it travels 180 km in 3 hours.
What is 60 km/h?
(Since 180 divided by 3 = 60)
10% of $80.
What is $8?
The value of x in the equation x + 7 = 15.
What is 8?
(Since 15 - 7 = 8)
The total number of host countries co-hosting the 2026 tournament.
What is 3?
(Canada, Mexico, and the United States)
The amount of money John gets if $50 is split between John and Sarah in the ratio 2:3.
What is $20?
(Since 1 share = $10 and John gets 2 shares)
The total distance a person runs if they maintain a steady pace of 8 km/h for 2.5 hours.
What is 20 km?
(Since 8 is multiplied by 2.5 = 20)
The sale price of a $60 jacket that is on sale for 20% off.
What is $48?
(Since 20% of $60 is $12, and $60 - $12 = $48)
The value of a in the equation 3a - 4 = 11
What is 5?
(Add 4 to both sides to get 3a = 15, then divide by 3)
The record-setting number of teams competing in this tournament, up from 32 in previous years.
What is 48?
The number of blue marbles in a bag if the ratio of red to blue marbles is 3:5 and there are 12 red marbles.
What is 20?
(Since 12 divided by 3 equals 4, the 5 multiplied by 4 equals 20)
The better buy between a 2 kg bag of rice for $6 or a 5 kg bag for $14.
What is the 5 kg bag?
(The 2 kg bag costs $3 per kg, while the 5 kg bag costs $2.80 per kg... $2.80$ is cheaper! )
The percentage a student scored on a test if they got 18 out of 24 marks
What is 75%?
(Since 18/24 = 3/4, multiplied by 100 which equals 75%)
The value of m in the equation m/4 + 2 = 7.
What is 20?
(Subtract 2 to get m/4 = 5, then multiply by 4)
The East Rutherford, New Jersey stadium chosen to host the 2026 World Cup Final.
What is MetLife Stadium?
(Often referred to as the New York New Jersey Stadium for the tournament)
The simplified ratio of 45 minutes to 2 hours.
What is 3:8?
(Converting to minutes gives 45:120, which simplifies by dividing by 15)
The amount of water a leaking tap loses in one full day if it drips at a rate of 50 mL per minute.
What is 72 Litres?
(50 mL multiplied by 60 mins multiplied by 24 hours = 72,000 mL, which equals 72 L)
The percentage increase when the price of a movie ticket rises from $40 to $50.
What is 25%?
(The increase is $10. 10/40 = 0.25, is multiplied by 100 which is 25%)
The value of y in the equation 5y - 3 = 2y + 9
What is 4?
(Subtract 2y from both sides to get 3y - 3 = 9, add 3 to get 3y = 12, then divide by 3)
The first nation in history to host or co-host the men's FIFA World Cup three separate times.
What is Mexico?
(Having previously hosted in 1970 and 1986)
The total number of students in a class if the ratio of boys to girls is 4:5, and there are 3 more girls than boys.
What is 27?
(Each "part" of the ratio represents 3 students. Total parts = 9, so 9 multiplied by 3 = 27)
The speed in metres per second (m/s) of a cyclist travelling at a constant rate of 54 km/h.
What is 15 m/s?
(To convert km/h to m/s, multiply 54 by 1000 then divide by 3600 = 15)
The original price of an item if its sale price is $90 after a 10% discount.
What is $100?
(The $90 represents 90% of the original price, so
90 divided by 90 then multiplied by 100 = 100)
The value of k in the equation 2(k + 4) = 3k - 1.
What is 9?
(Expand the brackets to get 2k + 8 = 3k - 1, then subtract 2k from both sides to get 8 = k - 1, and add 1 to get k = 9)
The specific host country where all matches from the quarterfinals onwards will be played.
What is the United States?
(The USA is hosting 78 matches in total, including every game from the quarterfinals to the final)