2

NUMBER AND ALGEBRA

PERCENTAGES,
RATIOS AND
RATES
2A Understanding percentages 2E Understanding ratios
2B Percentages, decimals and fractions 2F Working with ratios
2C Percentage calculations 2G Dividing a quantity in a given ratio
2D Financial calculations 2H Understanding rates

E SS E NTIAL QUE S TION

Percentages, ratios and rates are alternative forms of

presenting numbers. Why are percentages useful when
making comparisons?

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2A 1 Some of the Easter eggs 2B 8 What is:

from this full a 28.732 178 rounded to four decimal
carton have places?
been b 518.8394 rounded to one decimal
eaten. place?
c $21.08 rounded to the nearest five
cents?
d $1674.37 rounded to the nearest
dollar?
a What fraction of the carton contains 3
Easter eggs?
2B 9 a What is 4 written as a decimal?
4 7 8 12 A 0.34 B 0.43 C 0.75 D 1.3
A 12 B 12 C 12 D 12 5
b Write 8 as a decimal.
b What fraction of the Easter eggs are
48 100
yellow? 2C 10 What is 50 × 1 ?
48 48
A 96 B 24 C D
2A 2 What is the highest common factor of 5 5000

40 and 100? 2E 11 Write each quantity in the required unit.

A 2 B 4 C 10 D 20 a 28 cm in mm
2A 3 Which fraction is not in simplest form? b 3 kg in g
1 6 7 20 c 6.5 hours in minutes
A 5 B 17 C 100 D 50
d 7.2 L in mL
45
2A 4 Write 100 in simplest form.
2E 12 Look at the diagram for question 1.
2A 5 By what number do you need to multiply a Describe the number of Easter eggs
both the numerator and denominator that have been eaten to the number
7 of remaining eggs.
of 25 to write it as an equivalent fraction
with a denominator of 100? A 5 to 7 B 4 to 8
A 4 B 5 C 25 D 100 C 12 to 7 D 7 to 5
b Describe the number of remaining
2A 6 What is the equivalent fraction with a Easter eggs to the total number of
denominator of 100 for each of these? eggs.
7 21 3
A 50 B 25 C 15 A 12 to 7 B 7 to 12
C 12 to 5 D 7 to 5
2B 7 Calculate:
a 6584 × 10 2H 13 a Which unit relates to distance?
b 12.63 × 100 A litres B dollars
c 0.0068 × 1000 C kilometre D hours
d 4870 ÷ 10 b Which unit does not relate to time?
e 31.72 ÷ 100 A seconds B days
f 92 684.8 ÷ 1000 C minutes D grams

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2A Understanding percentages
Start thinking!
A small theatre can seat 100 people. This grid represents the theatre’s seating
plan. The shaded squares show the seats that are reserved for Thursday night.
1 Count the number of shaded squares in the grid and then copy and
complete this sentence.
On Thursday night, out of the 100 squares have been shaded.
The quantity you found in question 1 is a percentage. The term ‘per cent’
means ‘out of 100’ and the symbol for percentage is %. Therefore 29%
means ‘29 out of 100’. This can also be written as a fraction with a denominator
29
of 100; that is, 100 .
2 What percentage of the grid has been shaded?
3 a How many squares have not been shaded?
b What percentage of the grid has not been shaded?
c Add the percentage of the grid shaded to the percentage of the grid not shaded.
What do these add to?
4 Using the results from question 3, explain what the shaded and unshaded sections
of any shape will add to.
5 This grid has a total of 100 parts, which makes it easy to write a fraction and a percentage. What can
you do to work in percentages if something does not have 100 parts?

KEY IDEAS
A percentage represents how part of an amount is related to the total amount. The total of
an amount is equal to 100%.

The term ‘per cent’ means ‘for every one hundred’ or ‘out of 100’.

A percentage is a number out of 100.

A percentage can be written as a fraction with a denominator of 100.

27
For example, 27% = 100 .

If a fraction does not have a denominator of 100, find an equivalent fraction that does.
7 7 4 28
For example, 25 = 25 × 4 = 100 = 28%.

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EXERCISE 2A Understanding percentages

1 Write each fraction as a percentage.
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17 42 91
a 100 b 100 c 100
36 67 3
d 100 e 100 f 100
15 49 52
g 100 h 100 i 100
81 9 125
j 100 k 100 l 100

2 What percentage of each square has been shaded?

a b

c d

3 Write the percentage of each square in question 2 that is not shaded.

4 For each figure:

i write how many sections are shaded as a fraction of the total number
of sections
ii write this fraction as an equivalent fraction with a denominator of 100
iii write the percentage of sections that are shaded.

a b

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EXAMPLE 2A-1 Calculating percentages

5L
4L
A 5-L can has water poured into it. Calculate the percentage of the can: 3L
2L
a that has been filled 1L
b that is empty.

THINK WRITE
a 1 Write the filled proportion of the can as a a 2 out of 5 L have been filled.
2
fraction. fraction filled = 5
2 20
2 Find an equivalent fraction that has a = 5 × 20
denominator of 100. (5 × 20 = 100.) 40
= 100
3 Write the fraction as a percentage. 40% of the can has been filled.
b 1 The percentage of a whole amount is 100%, so b 100% − 40% = 60%
subtract the percentage that is filled from 100%.
2 Write your answer. 60% of the can is empty.

5 For these cans, calculate the percentage of the can:

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i that has been filled ii that is empty.

a 5L b 10 L c 10 L d 20 L
4L 8L 8L 16 L
3L 6L 6L 12 L
2L 4L 4L 8L
1L 2L 2L 4L

6 Find the percentage of balloons that are:

a yellow b not yellow
c blue d not green
e yellow or green f neither blue nor pink.

7 From question 6, what do you notice about the

percentages found when looking at a group of 10 objects?

8 a Huynh has downloaded 76% of a song onto her iPod.

What percentage remains to be downloaded?
b If a product is discounted by 23%, what percentage of
the original price is to be paid?
c Richmond wins 17% of their games.
What percentage do they lose?
d Forty-two per cent of homes were affected by floods.
What percentage were not affected?
e Morgan received 93% on her Japanese test. What percentage of marks was lost?

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U N DE R S TA N DING A N D F LU E NC Y f It is estimated that 54% of Australians do no formal exercise on a regular basis.

What percentage of Australians exercise on a regular basis?

9 What percentage of its original value is a car worth if it depreciates (loses value) by
these amounts?
1
a 20% b 19% c 8% d 12% e 28.5% f 33 3

10 A fraction with a denominator of 100 can be written as a percentage; for example,

29
100 = 29%.
a Write each percentage as a fraction with a denominator of 100.
i 11% ii 47% iii 27% iv 73% v 51% vi 89%
b Explain how this process is both similar to, and different from, question 1.

EXAMPLE 2A-2 Using an equivalent fraction to write a percentage

Write each fraction as a percentage by first finding an equivalent fraction

that has a denominator of 100.
17 27
a 25 b 300

THINK WRITE
17 17 4
a 1 Find an equivalent fraction that has a a 25 = 25 × 4
denominator of 100. 68
= 100
2 Write the fraction as a percentage. = 68%
27 27 9
b 1 Find an equivalent fraction that has a b =
300 300 100
denominator of 100. 9
= 100
2 Write the fraction as a percentage. = 9%

11 Write each fraction as a percentage by first finding an equivalent fraction that has a
denominator of 100.
3 11 13 1 8 4
a 50 b 20 c 25 d 4 e 10 f 5
70 15 21 16 5 19
g 500 h 200 i 300 j 400 k 8 l 40

12 a Explain how you could represent each percentage using a grid of 100 squares.
i 80% ii 92% iii 25% iv 17% v 43% vi 66%
b Showing examples, explain how you could represent the percentages in part a
using:
i a rectangle of length 10 cm and width of 2 cm
ii a grid of 200 squares.

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13 Thomas and Matthew were asked to

P R O B L E M S O LV I N G A N D R E A S O N I N G

draw a diagram representing 15%.

Their answers are shown at right.
a Which diagram is correct?
Explain your reasoning.
b Show another way of
representing 15%.
Matthew Thomas
14 Write a percentage to describe these situations by first finding an equivalent fraction
that has a denominator of 100.
a Andrew ate three out of five cupcakes.
b Nine people out of twenty went home.
c Seventeen people out of twenty-five voted yes.
d Mark knew 46 people out of 200.
e Steffie obtained a score of 17 out of 20 for the quiz.
f The movie critic rated the movie one out of five stars.
g A dam with capacity 600 megalitres currently holds 144 megalitres.
h Seventy-five of the 250 people surveyed were happy with their mobile phone
provider.

15 Remember that a whole amount can be written as 100%.

a What does 200% represent? What about 300%?
b Write 100% as a fraction with a denominator of 100 and hence write 100%
as a single number.
c Use your answer to part b to write the numbers
from 1 to 5 as percentages.
d When might you use a percentage that is more
than the whole amount?

16 These containers each contain 50% of their total

capacity.
Explain how each container holds a different volume
of liquid, but they are the same percentage full.

17 Most mobile phones have an icon that tells you how much battery life is left.
a What percentage of battery life
is left for the icons shown i iii
in parts i–iii?
b What percentage of battery
life has been used for each?
c Explain how the icon in ii
part iii requires a different
process compared to those
in parts i and ii.

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P R O B L E M S O LV I N G A N D R E A S O N I N G 18 Percentages can be added and subtracted like other numbers.

Calculate:
1
a 17% + 49% b 23% + 32 2 %
1 1 2
c 53 2 % + 16 2 % + 9 3 % d 7.9% + 28.7% + 46.5%
4 2
e 92% − 68% f 16 5 % − 12 5 %
g 37.4% + 52.9% − 15.6% h 75.95% + 5.28% − 32.13% − 28.66%

19 Seventy-seven per cent of reviewers loved The Avengers movie,

15% were undecided and the remainder disliked the movie.
What percentage of reviewers disliked the movie?

20 At a rock concert, 8% of seats were classed Platinum, 17% Gold,

30% Silver and the remainder were General Admission.
What percentage of seats were General Admission?

21 Draw this jar in your book and indicate the position described.
a 15% full b 80% full c 50% full
d 20% empty e 67% empty

22 Estimate and then calculate the percentage of each clock face that is shaded.
a 12 b 12 c 12
11 1 11 1 11 1
10 2 10 2 10 2
9 3 9 3 9 3
8 4 8 4 8 4
7 5 7 5 7 5
6 6 6

23 Romy has determined the percentage of the shaded area in each shape as follows.
a b c

40% 25% 50%

Which of Romy’s calculations are correct? Explain why.

3
24 Explain the steps you could use to write 7 as a percentage.

25 At a party of 20 people, 11 are female. Over the next hour, 8 females and 12 males
CHALLENGE

arrive. By 10 pm, 13 females and 11 males have

gone home. What percentage of the party is Reflect
male at 10 pm? Why is it important to be able
to visualise the fraction that a
26 Write your own percentage problem and certain percentage represents?
swap with a classmate.

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2B Percentages, decimals
and fractions
Start thinking!
Percentages, decimals and fractions are often written together
ther
and used interchangeably. But how do you compare them?
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Consider the three numbers 45%, 20 and 0.45.

1 Write 45% as a fraction with a denominator of 100.

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2 Write the equivalent fraction for 20 with a denominator
of 100.

3 Write 0.45 as a fraction with a denominator of 100.

4 What do you notice about the answers to questions 1, 2

and 3?

5 What relationship can you see between percentages, decimals

cimals
and fractions? (Hint: how is the number 100 important?)
?)

KEY IDEAS
Percentages, decimals and fractions are all closely related.

To convert a percentage to a fraction, the number becomes the numerator and the
denominator is 100. Simplify the fraction if required by dividing the numerator and the
denominator by the highest common factor (HCF).

To convert a percentage to a decimal, a short cut is to divide by 100.

To convert a decimal to a percentage, a short cut is to multiply by 100.

To convert a fraction to a percentage, write the fraction with a denominator of 100 if possible.
Otherwise, convert the fraction to a decimal and multiply it by 100.

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EXERCISE 2B Percentages, decimals and fractions

1 Write each percentage as a fraction in simplest form.
a 17% b 21% c 35% d 8%
e 15% f 98% g 74% h 57%
i 53% j 87% k 11% l 28%
m 62% n 18% o 48% p 1%

EXAMPLE 2B-1 Writing a percentage as a decimal

Write each percentage as a decimal.

a 82% b 3.75%

THINK WRITE
82
a 1 Write 82% as a fraction to show what it means. a 82% =
100
2 To write this fraction as a decimal, divide the numerator by = 82 ÷ 100
the denominator. An easy way to divide by 100 is to ‘move’ = .82
the decimal point two places to the left.
3 Show a digit (0) before the decimal point. = 0.82
3.75
b 1 Write 3.75% as a fraction to show what it means. b 3.75% =
100
2 ‘Move’ the decimal point two places to the left. = 3.75 ÷ 100
= . 375
3 Insert a place-holding zero in the empty space (tenths = .0375
column) and a digit (0) before the decimal point. = 0.0375

2 Write each percentage as a decimal.

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a 17% b 21% c 35% d 8%

e 15% f 98% g 74% h 57%
i 53% j 87% k 11% l 28%
m 62% n 18% o 48% p 1%

3 Write each percentage as a decimal.

a 6.78% b 3.1% c 162% d 72.1%
e 347% f 81.09% g 10.57% h 3%
i 472.38% j 215.7% k 0.1155% l 0.04%
m 2.47% n 12.01% o 0.62% p 0.8%

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EXAMPLE 2B-2 Writing a decimal as a percentage

Write each decimal as a percentage.

a 0.47 b 0.285 c 3.4

THINK WRITE
a 1 Multiply 0.47 by 100%. ‘Move’ the decimal point two a 0.47 = 0.47 × 100%
places to the right. = 0.47

2 Write the answer. = 47%

b 1 Multiply 0.285 by 100%. ‘Move’ the decimal point b 0.285 = 0.285 × 100%
two places to the right. = 0.285

2 Write the answer. = 28.5%

c 1 Multiply 3.4 by 100%. ‘Move’ the decimal point two c 3.4 = 3.4 × 100%
places to the right and insert a place-holding zero in = 3.40
the empty space.
2 Write the answer. = 340%

4 Write each decimal as a percentage.

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a 0.71 b 0.28 c 0.05 d 0.08

e 0.9 f 0.31 g 0.54 h 0.95
i 0.5 j 0.01 k 0.23 l 0.28
m 0.1 n 0.23 o 0.67 p 0.8

5 Write each decimal as a percentage.

a 0.369 b 0.248 c 10.06 d 0.81
e 7.057 f 1.859 12 g 12.1 h 2.7
i 0.9523 j 0.005 k 0.244 61 l 0.000 504
m 4.17 n 0.001 23 o 0.000 896 p 0.032

6 Write each fraction as a percentage by first converting to a fraction with a

denominator of 100.
3 7 19 23
a 5 b 10 c 20 d 25
47 3 9 7
e 100 f 2 g 10 h 2
3 8 9 11
i 4 j 5 k 50 l 25
5 13 17 3
m 4 n 25 o 20 p 10

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EXAMPLE 2B-3 Writing a fraction as a percentage

7
Write 15 as a percentage.

THINK WRITE
7 7 7
1 Multiply 15 by 100%. a 15 = 15 × 100%
7 100 20
2 Simplify by cancelling the highest common factor (HCF). = × %
153 1
Then multiply the numerators and denominators. 7 20
=3× 1%
140
= 3 %
2
3 Write the improper fraction as a mixed number. = 46 3 %

7 Write each fraction as a percentage.

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5 27 7 3 11 3
a 8 b 40 c 80 d 16 e 125 f 8
11 5 7 5 30 40
g 15 h 7 i 9 j 18 k 36 l 45

8 Write each mixed number as a percentage. (Hint: change to an improper fraction first.)
1 1 3 3 7 4
a 24 b 62 c 7 10 d 34 e 4 25 f 55
1 2 2 3 1 5
g 53 h 39 i 63 j 17 k 26 l 36

9 Check your answers to questions 7 and 8 with a calculator.

10 Write each fraction as a percentage correct to two decimal places.
(Hint: change to a decimal first.)
1 7 4 6 8 11 7 5
a 3 b 11 c 9 d 7 e 15 f 12 g 13 h 11

EXAMPLE 2B-4 Writing a fractional percentage as a decimal

7
Write 18 25 % as a decimal.

THINK WRITE
7 28
1 Convert the fraction part to a decimal. 25 = 100 = 0.28
7
2 To convert from a percentage to a decimal, divide by 100. 18 25 % = 18.28 ÷ 100
3 Write the answer. = 0.1828

11 Write each percentage as a decimal.

2 9 13 19
a 17 5 % b 5 10 % c 21 25 % d 62 20 %
23 47 16 11
e 268 50 % f 92 50 % g 38 25 % h 14 20 %

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EXAMPLE 2B-5 Writing a fractional percentage as a fraction

1 2
Write each percentage as a fraction in simplest form. a 5% b 83%

THINK WRITE
1 1 1
a 1 Divide 5% by 100. a 5% = 5 ÷ 100
1 100
2 Write 100 as a fraction. =5÷ 1
1 1
3 Replace ÷ with × and invert the fraction that follows. =5× 100
1
4 Multiply the numerators and denominators. = 500
2 26
b 1 Convert the mixed number to an improper fraction and then b 83% = 3 ÷ 100
divide by 100. =
26
÷
100
3 1
26 1
= ×3 100
13
2 Simplify by cancelling the highest common factor (HCF). 26 1
= ×
Multiply the numerators and denominators. 3 100 50
13 1
= 3 × 50
13
= 150

12 Write each percentage as a fraction in simplest form.

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1 5 9 4
a 4% b 8% c 4% d 7%
12 11 9 12
e 28 % f 3% g 7% h 13 %
4 2 5 1
i 85% j 15 3 % k 39% l 13 6 %

13 A packet of gumballs is emptied onto a table.

a Write the number of blue gumballs as a fraction of the total.
b Convert this to a decimal and round to four decimal places.
c Convert this decimal to a percentage. What percentage of the gumballs are blue?
d What percentage of the gumballs (correct to two decimal places) is:
i orange? ii green? iii red or yellow? iv not red?

14 Percentages greater than 100% occur when you have more than the whole amount.
a If 200% is twice the original amount, what does 400% mean?
100
b To write 100% as a number, divide it by 100. For example, 100% = 100 = 1. Use this
method to write each percentage as a number.
i 400% ii 500% iii 600% iv 250% v 375%

15 Many cereals contain more than the recommended daily intake (RDI) of sugar.
a One cereal contains 350% of the RDI of sugar. Write this as a decimal.
b Another cereal has 4.75 times the RDI of sugar. Write this as a percentage.
1
16 Marigo received a 5 4 % pay rise. What fraction of her salary does this represent?

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P R O B L E M S O LV I N G A N D R E A S O N I N G 17 In the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Russian gymnast Alexei Nemov won four gold, two
silver and six bronze medals.
a What percentage of his medals were bronze?
b What fraction of the medals he won were: i silver? ii gold?

18 In a piano exam, a student begins with a score of 100% and has marks taken away for
mistakes. Georgio received a score of 88% on his piano exam.
a What fraction of marks were lost? Write in simplest form.
b What percentage of marks were lost?

19 Of the 128 tennis players competing in the Australian Open,

only 16 will make the finals.
a What fraction of players will not make it through to the finals?
b What percentage will make it through to the finals?

20 On average, a boy will use 12 500 kilojoules of energy per day

while a girl will use 10 000 kilojoules.
a Find the difference between these two values.
b Write the difference as a fraction of the boy’s energy usage in simplest form.
c Write the difference as a fraction of the girl’s energy usage in simplest form.
d Write the value from part b as:
i a percentage ii a decimal.
e Write the value from part c as:
i a percentage ii a decimal.
f Calculate the girl’s energy usage as a percentage of the boy’s energy usage.
g Calculate the boy’s energy usage as a percentage of the girl’s energy usage.
h Comment on the values obtained in parts f and g.

21 For each list, draw a number line and place

each number in its correct position. 8
7 3 4 0.25 5 4138% 8
9
a 5, 0.89, 4 , 200%, 5 , 1.3
2 72 101
13 3 22 0.5 60%
b 4.9, 2, 560%, 7.2, 4 10 , 4
9 90 100
16 3 4 10
c 5 , 2, 340%, 0.28, 15 , 65% Start 0 11 % 0.52 33% 0.49 100% Finish
3 5 7 88
11 60 11 0.76 115
22 Starting at zero in this diagram, find the
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shortest path to 100%, moving in ascending order. 0.75 72% 132% 105

23 Sergio tried to explain to his sister Lucy that multiplying (or dividing) by 100% had
the same effect as multiplying (or dividing) by 1; however, she was not convinced.
Provide calculations supporting Sergio’s statement.

24 Write three fractions between 0.15 and 16%.

Reflect
CHALLENGE

13
Why is it important to be able
25 Write three decimals between 25% and 48 . to convert between fractions,
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decimals and percentages?
26 Write three percentages between 95 and 0.847.

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2C Percentage calculations
Start thinking!
This table shows a list of girls trying out for the school basketball Name Number of Number of
team and their efforts at shooting from the three-point line. attempts successful shots
1 Why might the girl who had the most successful shots not Bianca 8 5
be the best shooter? Brittney 10 3
2 Copy the table and add two columns to the right. Claire 20 11
3 In the first of the new columns, write each girl’s number of Evelyn 10 7
successful shots as a fraction of her number of attempts. Fatima 3 2
4 Convert each fraction to a percentage to complete the Georgina 12 5
second of the new columns. Huan 6 4
5 What do these percentages represent? Joey 15 9
6 Which seven girls would you pick to fill the team? Penelope 11 8
Tamika 5 3

KEY IDEAS
To write one value as a percentage of another:
1 write the values as a fraction 2 convert the fraction to a percentage.
To calculate the percentage of an amount:
1 convert the percentage to a fraction
2 replace ‘of’ with a multiplication sign
3 write the amount as a fraction with a denominator of 1
4 perform the calculation and write the final answer in the correct form.
Include any units required with your answers to percentage calculations.
change in amount
percentage change = × 100%
original amount
A percentage increase occurs when a percentage amount is added to the original amount.
A percentage decrease occurs when a percentage amount is subtracted from the original amount.
To increase an amount by a percentage:
1 add the percentage to 100% and rewrite this new value as a decimal number
2 multiply the amount to be increased by the decimal number.
To decrease an amount by a percentage:
1 subtract the percentage from 100% and rewrite this new value as a decimal number
2 multiply the amount to be decreased by the decimal number.

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EXERCISE 2C Percentage calculations

EXAMPLE 2C-1 Writing one value as a percentage of another

Write 60 as a percentage of 150.

THINK WRITE
60
1 Write 60 as a fraction out of 150. 150
60
2 To convert to a percentage, multiply the fraction by 100%. = 150 × 100%
60 2
3 Simplify the fraction by dividing the numerator and = × 100 %
150 3 1
denominator by the highest common factor (HCF). 20
2
= 60 × %
31 1
4 Perform the division and write your answer. = 40%

1 Write these amounts.

a 20 as a percentage of 80 b 45 as a percentage of 50
c 19 as a percentage of 25 d 90 as a percentage of 120
e 300 as a percentage of 250 f 135 as a percentage of 108

Writing one value as a percentage of another in fractional or

EXAMPLE 2C-2 decimal form

Write 99 as a percentage of 500 in:

a fractional form b decimal form.

THINK WRITE
99 99
a 1 Write 99 as a fraction out of 500 and multiply by 100%. a 500 = 500 × 100%
99 1
2 Simplify the fraction by dividing the numerator and = × 100 %
500 5 1
denominator by 100 (the HCF). 99
= 5%
4
3 Perform the division. Write the answer as a mixed number. = 19 5 %
99
b 1 Write the improper fraction from step 2 of part a. b 5%
1 9. 8
2 Perform the division and write your answer. 5 ) 949.40
99
5% = 19.8%

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2 Write each percentage in:

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i fractional form ii decimal form.

a 140 as a percentage of 800 b 72 as a percentage of 36 000
c 46 as a percentage of 125 d 57 as a percentage of 200
e 58 as a percentage of 80 f 282 as a percentage of 48
g 6450 as a percentage of 80 h 25 as a percentage of 3

3 Write each of these as a percentage.

a 72 marks out of 90 marks b 480 g out of 640 g
c 21 girls out of a class of 70 d 130 m out of 5200 m

4 Write each amount as a percentage of the total.

a $1288 of a $5600 loan is repaid
b 10.55 km of the 42.2 km marathon has been completed
c 42 of the 120 lots of land have been sold
d 63 likes have been received out of 90 views on YouTube
e six of 40 training sessions have been missed
f started late 22 days out of 50 school days in Term 3

Writing one amount as a percentage of another after

EXAMPLE 2C-3 converting units

Write 90 cents as a percentage of $12.

THINK WRITE
90
1 Convert $12 to 1200 cents and write 90 as a fraction 1200
out of 1200.
90
2 To convert to a percentage, multiply the fraction by 100%. = 1200 × 100%
90 1
3 Simplify the fraction by dividing the numerator and = × 100 %
120012 1
denominator by the HCF. 15
1
= 90 × %
122 1
15
= 2%
1
4 Perform the division and write the answer as a mixed = 72% or 7.5%
number or in exact decimal form.

5 Write each of these as a percentage.

a 50 g out of 4 kg b 48 minutes out of 8 hours
c 9 months out of 3 years d 18 hours out of one day
e 35 cents out of $3.50 f 90 minutes out of 24 hours
g 60 mL out of 2 L h 800 mm out of 3.2 m
i 600 kg out of 12 tonnes j 1.2 m out of 60 cm

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EXAMPLE 2C-4 Calculating a percentage of an amount

Calculate 7% of 220 m.

THINK WRITE
1 Convert the percentage to a fraction, replace ‘of’ with a 7% of 220 m
× sign and write 220 as a fraction with denominator 1. 7 220
= 100 × 1
7 11
2 Simplify the fraction by dividing the numerator and = × 220
100 5 1
denominator by the HCF. 7 11
=5× 1
77
3 Multiply the numerators together and the denominators = 5
together. Convert the fraction to a decimal and write the = 15.4 m
answer with the appropriate unit.

6 Calculate:
a 10% of 840 b 42% of 1800 c 6% of 150
d 18% of 6400 e 125% of 580 f 9% of 1250

7 Calculate:
a 63% of 720 m b 150% of 90 seconds c 35% of 660 cm
d 12% of 840 L e 40% of 190 buttons f 10.5% of 112 mL

EXAMPLE 2C-5 Increasing or decreasing an amount by a percentage

a Increase $4500 by 40%. b Decrease 240 kg by 15%.

THINK WRITE
a 1 Add the percentage to 100% and rewrite this new a new percentage
value as a decimal number. = 100% + 40%
= 140%
= 1.4
2 Multiply the amount to be increased by the decimal new amount = $4500 × 1.4
number. Include the appropriate unit. = $6300
b 1 Subtract the percentage from 100% and rewrite this b new percentage
new value as a decimal number. = 100% − 15%
= 85%
= 0.85
2 Multiply the amount to be decreased by the new amount = 240 kg × 0.85
decimal number. Include the appropriate unit. = 204 kg

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8 Increase or decrease each amount by the given percentage. Where appropriate, round
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answers to two decimal places.

a Increase $3700 by 20%. b Decrease 120 kg by 5%.
c Increase $980 by 5.2%. d Decrease $850 by 7.5%.
e Increase $87.50 by 1.75%. f Decrease 75 minutes by 10%
g Increase 5.2 km by 12.4% h Decrease 516 L by 26%

9 Suehaila created the table below to help her friend Matina understand percentage
increase and percentage decrease.
a Copy and complete this
table. The first row has Percentage Increase or Expanded Full Number
been done for you. decrease form percentage form
b How are the fourth and 4.5% increase 100% + 4.5% 104.5% 1.045
fifth columns related? 7% decrease 100% − 7%
c Calculate: 25% decrease
i a 25% decrease on 200 100% + 40% 140% 1.40
ii a 20% increase on 150
100% − 15% 85% 0.85
iii a 7% decrease on 2500
20% increase
iv a 40% increase on 70.

10 Explain to a classmate a quick way to calculate percentage increase or decrease of a

quantity. Are there any other ways to do this?

11 Calculate the new amount if:

a a score of 400 was increased by 15%
b the 2500 L of water in a tank was decreased by 30%
c a playlist of 60 songs was increased by 75%
d the waiting time of 15 minutes was decreased by 40%
e the crowd at a rugby match was 11 000 one week
and increased by 5% the next week.

12 The tallest living horse is a Belgian draft horse

P R O B L E M S O LV I N G A N D R E A S O N I N G

named Big Jake, who is 210 cm tall. The smallest

living horse is a dwarf miniature horse named
Thumbelina who is 44.5 cm tall. As a comparison,
an average horse is about 165 cm tall and an
average Labrador dog is about 60 cm tall.
a Write Thumbelina’s height as a fraction of Big Jake’s
in simplest form.
b Convert the answer from part a to a percentage
rounded to two decimal places.
c Find the percentage of:
i Thumbelina’s height compared to an average horse’s height
ii Thumbelina’s height compared to an average Labrador’s height
iii Big Jake’s height compared to an average horse’s height.

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P R O B L E M S O LV I N G A N D R E A S O N I N G The height of a horse (and dog) is measured at its withers (shoulders) because this
height does not change when the animal moves, like the height of the head can.
d Estimate how tall these two horses would be measured to the top of their heads.
e How would this change the percentage you calculated in part b?

13 a What is 20% of 50?

b If a platter originally had 50 cupcakes and 20%
were eaten, how many cupcakes would be left?
c By the end of the night, 20% of the remaining cupcakes
were taken from the platter. How many cupcakes is this?
d Explain why the amounts obtained in parts a and c are
different.
e Find how many cupcakes are still on the platter at the end of
the night.

14 For each situation:

i find the amount of change that has occurred
ii state whether it is an increase or decrease
iii calculate the increase or decrease as a percentage of the original.
a A room with 25 people now has 31 people.
b A shelf that had 40 chocolate bars now has only 5 chocolate bars.
c Stacey moves house and instead of walking 1.5 km to school, she walks 2 km.
d Ahmed was 150 cm tall in Year 7 and is now 165 cm tall.
e A jogger improves her lap time from 20 minutes to 18 minutes.

15 Danni’s power bill increased from $445 to $678. Write the increase as a percentage of
the previous bill, correct to one decimal place.

16 A basketball team has won 15 of its 24 games and has yet to play 16 games. What is
the most games the team can lose and still achieve 70% wins for the whole season?

17 a 50% of a number is equal to 32. Find the original number.

CHALLENGE

b 20% of a number is equal to 19.6. Find the original number.

c 70% of a number is equal to 322. Find the original number.

18 a The sides of a square increase by 20%. What is the percentage change in area?
b The sides of a triangle increase by 20%. What is the percentage change in area?
c Make a statement about the results you obtained in parts a and b.
d Investigate another shape and then make
a general statement about the percentage
change in area when the dimensions of a Reflect
shape are increased by 20%.
What are some examples of
situations that involve percentage
calculations?

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2D Financial calculations
Start thinking!
Rachel makes earrings as a hobby and decides to sell them on eBay.
Before she can start, she needs to make some financial decisions.
A standard pair of earrings costs $8 to make. This is called the cost
price. Rachel needs to decide how much she is going to sell them for..
She obviously wants to make money, so she decides to add on 75%
of the original cost to make the selling price.
1 What is 75% of $8?
2 Add your answer from question 1 to $8 to find the selling price off the earrings.

The amount added onto an original price is called a mark-up.

Rachel has added a 75% mark-up to her earrings.
3 A customer buys 10 pairs of earrings. How much money will this make for Rachel?
4 How much will it cost Rachel to make 10 pairs of earrings?

A profit occurs when the selling price is greater than the cost price.
5 Does Rachel make a profit, and if so, how much?

KEY IDEAS
The amount added to the cost price (or original price or wholesale price) is called a mark-up.
The difference between the regular price and a lower price is called a discount.
A profit occurs when the selling price is greater than the cost price.
A loss occurs when the selling price is less than the cost price.
The percentage profit of a transaction can be calculated using the formula
profit
percentage profit = × 100%.
original cost
The percentage loss of a transaction can be calculated using the formula
loss
percentage profit = × 100%.
original cost
A commission is a payment to an employee; it is a percentage of value of the sales they make.

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EXERCISE 2D Financial calculations

1 Calculate:
a 30% of $1200 b 25% of $5000 c 40% of $250
d 15% of $10 500 e 8% of $200 f 21% of $2745
1
g 13% of $850 h 150% of $299 i 5 2 % of $1260
1
j 10 4 % of $1260 k 20.75% of $199 l 450% of $820

EXAMPLE 2D-1 Calculating mark-ups and discounts

Calculate the selling price of:

a a $350 camera with 25% mark-up b a $299 pair of shoes discounted 30%.

THINK WRITE

a 1 Find 25% of $350. a 25% of $350 = 25% × 350

25 350
= 100 × 1
25 7
= × 350
100 2 1
175
= 2
= $87.50

2 Add this to the original price to find the new new price = $350 + $87.50
marked-up price. = $437.50

b 1 Find 30% of $299. b 30% of $299 = 30% × 299

30 299
= 100 × 1
30 3 299
= ×
10010 1
3 299
= 10 × 1
897
= 10
= $89.70
2 Subtract this from the original price to find the new new price = $299 − $89.70
discounted price. = $209.30

2 Calculate the selling price of these.

a a 30% mark-up on $1200 b a 25% discount on $449
c a 40% discount on $2250 d a 75% mark-up on $149
e a 47% mark-up on $645 f a 38% discount on $750
g a 54% discount on $1200 h a 25% discount on $1050
i an 85% mark-up on $175 j a 15% mark-up on $399

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3 Lakmali works at a clothing store that applies a 45% mark-up on all items.
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What is the selling price of:

a a pair of jeans with cost price $98? b a t-shirt with cost price $25?
c a hoodie with cost price $65? d a shirt with cost price $102?

4 Vesna works as a telemarketer and is paid a percentage of the sales she makes. This
type of payment is called a commission. Calculate the amount (rounded to the
nearest 5 cents) Vesna receives if she earns a 7% commission on these sales.
a $3680 b $6925 c $490 d $108
e $7390 f $621 g $10 452 h $720

5 A goods and service tax (GST) is added to many items you buy. This means 10%
is added to the cost of most goods bought and services provided. For each item,
calculate:
i the GST to be added
ii the price it will be sold for (round to the nearest five cents).
a Monopoly board game $64 b watch $54.95
c concert ticket $124.90 d CAS calculator $217
e facial $225 f iPad $874
g car $32 599 h earrings $199
i jeans $259 j smartphone $1245
k headphones $99 l plane tickets $248

EXAMPLE 2D-2 Calculating percentage profit or loss

A music system is sold for $1200 when it originally cost $1500.

a State if a profit or loss has been made. b Calculate the profit or loss.
c Find the percentage profit or loss.

THINK WRITE
a Selling price less than wholesale price, so it’s a loss. a A loss has been made.
b Find the difference between the two prices. b loss = $1500 − $1200
= $300
300
c 1 Write the loss amount as a percentage of the c percentage loss = 1500 × 100%
original amount. 300 100
= 1500 × 1 %
300 100 1
= × %
150015 1
20
1
= 300 × %
15 1 1
= 20%
2 Write your final answer. The music system sold for a 20% loss.

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U N DE R S TA N DING A N D F LU E NC Y 6 For each situation:

i state if a profit or loss has been made
ii calculate the profit or loss
iii find the percentage profit or loss correct to two decimal places.
a A chair is placed on eBay for $50 and sold for $87.
b A sandwich maker that was originally priced at $59 was sold for $45.
c A camera is bought for $935 and sold for $599.
d A car purchased for $28 899 was sold for $17 580.
e A supermarket buys milk at $0.80 per litre and sells it for $2.24 per litre.
f A toy bought at $8.75 was sold for $2.60.
g Scarves bought at $5.98 each were sold for $13.50 each.

7 Henrietta has been noting changes in prices over time. For each item listed:
i calculate the percentage change correct to two decimal places
ii state whether the percentage change is an increase or decrease.
a paper towels from $4.79 to $5.85 b ice cream from $7.49 to $5
c bread from $5.49 to $4.99 d breakfast cereal from $4.49 to $3.89
e crackers from $2.49 to $1.99 f pasta from $1.88 to $2.15
g bottled water from $2.99 to $3.15 h tuna from $0.99 to $1.36

EXAMPLE 2D-3 Calculating cost price

Calculate the cost price of:

a a mountain bike, if the selling price is $904 and the mark-up is 60%
b a notebook, if the selling price is $1125 and the discount is 25%.

THINK WRITE
a 1 Add the percentage mark-up to 100% and a 100% + 60% = 160%
rewrite this new value as a decimal number. = 1.60
2 Write a rule linking selling price and cost price. 1.60 × cost price = 904
3 Rearrange the rule to find the cost price (divide cost price = 904 ÷ 1.60
both sides by 1.60). = 565
4 Write your answer with the appropriate unit. cost price = $565
b 1 Subtract the percentage discount from 100% b 100% − 25% = 75%
and rewrite this new value as a decimal number. = 0.75
2 Write a rule linking selling price and cost price. 0.75 × cost price = 1125
3 Rearrange the rule to find the cost price (divide cost price = 1125 ÷ 0.75
both sides by 0.75). = 1500
4 Write your answer with the appropriate unit. cost price = $1500

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8 Calculate the cost price of:

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a a dress with selling price $1260 and mark-up 55%

b a book with selling price $38 and discount 8%
c a loaf of bread with selling price $3.98 and mark-up 60%
d a pair of sunglasses with selling price $560 and discount 7.5%
e a pair of bathers with selling price $88 and mark-up 48%
f a pair of shorts with selling price $36 and discount 15%.

9 Calculate the cost price, if:

a 20% of an amount is $160 b 15% of an amount is $89.25
c 39% of an amount is $6435 d 6% of an amount is $121.50.

10 Tony makes a $60 profit on each power drill sold.

P R O B L E M S O LV I N G A N D R E A S O N I N G

a If Tony sells the drills for $420 each, what price does he pay?
b Calculate the percentage profit Tony made.

11 Daphne purchased 40 picture frames for her store at $8.50 each.

She plans to sell them for $12.50.
a What is the expected profit on each frame?
b Fifteen per cent of the frames are damaged and so Daphne reduces the
selling price of these to 50% of the planned selling price. How many
frames are damaged and what is the new selling price for these frames?
c Does Daphne make a profit or loss on the damaged frames? Calculate how much.
d If all 40 frames are sold, calculate the total profit she has made.
e Find the percentage profit she has made.
f Compare the value you got in part e with the percentage profit Daphne would
have made if none of the frames were damaged.

12 Thomas and Ivo compared the increase in value of two properties to decide which
made the greatest percentage profit. Thomas said the first property had increased most
in value, but Ivo thought the second had. Who was correct? Show your workings.
Property 1: valued at $695 000, sold for $963 000.
Property 2: valued at $1 200 000, sold for $1 600 000.

13 Julian accidentally discounted a $699 food mixer by 20% instead of the advertised
30%. Once he realised his mistake he took a further 10% off the discounted price.
The customer claimed that this would not be the same as reducing the original price
of the mixer by 30%. Who is correct? Show workings to support your answer.

14 David was shown a shortcut for percentage increase and decrease. For example,
to find a 15% increase, rather than finding 15% of an amount and adding it to the
original amount, you can instead multiply by 1.15.
a Explain to David why this works.
b What would you multiply the original prices by to obtain new prices if there was:
i a 25% discount? ii an increase of 17%? iii a reduction of 32%?
iv a mark-up of 62%? v a 200% mark-up? vi a discount of 28%?

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P R O B L E M S O LV I N G A N D R E A S O N I N G 15 A grocery store applies a 30% mark-up on all its goods. A GST of 10% is then added
to this marked-up price.
a Calculate the final price of each item once the mark-up and GST have been
added. Where appropriate, round to the nearest five cents.
i toothpaste 160 g originally $3.88 ii tuna 95 g originally $1.24
iii cauliflower (half) originally $1.99 iv oil 4 L originally $17.99
v rice crackers 90 g originally $2.49 vi raisin toast 520 g originally $4.59
b Compare the original price with the final price of each item and calculate the
actual percentage increase.
c Explain why increasing a price by 30% then 10% is different from increasing
it by 40%.

16 Switched On Electrics is having a ‘Scratch and dent’ sale. Any damaged stock will be
discounted by 35%. A refrigerator is scratched and discounted to $1820.
a What was the original price of the refrigerator?
b How much money is saved because of the scratch on the door?

17 A dishwasher has a dent and is discounted to $700. This price is 70%

of its original price. What is the original price of the dishwasher?

18 During its stock-take sale a department store offers a

1
22 2 % discount on everything. If a pair of designer shoes
was discounted by $282.60, what was the original price?

19 Matthew works as a sales consultant and receives

9% commission on the sales he makes.
a If he makes sales totalling $8500, how much will he be paid?
b If he wishes to earn a minimum of $1440, what must his sales total?

20 Consider the two statements: ‘All stock discounted by 45%’ and ‘Stock discounted by
up to 45%’. Explain to a friend whether these statements mean the same thing.

21 Philip is a real estate agent and is paid a base wage of $780. He also receives a
CHALLENGE

commission on the properties he sells. Philip receives 2.2% on the first $150 000 and
1
4 % on the rest.
a If he sells a property for $485 000, how much commission will he earn?
b Write the commission he receives as a percentage of his base pay to the
nearest per cent.

22 a During the stocktake sales an LCD television is discounted by 15%.

Explain what percentage mark-up is required for it to return to its original price.
b Repeat part a with a discount of 20% applied.
c What do you notice about the relationship Reflect
between the percentage discount and the What are the benefits of using
percentage mark-up? percentages when comparing profit
and loss?

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2E Understanding ratios
Start thinking!
Ratios compare two or more quantities of the same kind.
What can you compare in this photo?
1 Copy and complete:
a There are red buttons compared to yellow button.
b There are purple buttons compared to green buttons.
c There are jumbo buttons compared to tiny buttons.
2 Write four more comparisons using the photo provided.
In the photo, there are two orange buttons compared to three red buttons, so the ratio
can be written in shorthand as 2:3. The numbers in a ratio are separated by a colon.
3 Rewrite the comparisons from questions 1 and 2 as ratios, using numbers and a colon.
Four button sizes:
These ratios compare one part to another part (for example, blue to orange). Ratios can jumbo, medium,
also be written to represent part to whole (for example, blue to total number).
small and tiny.
4 How do you usually write a comparison of a part out of a whole?
5 Write these comparisons as both a ratio and a fraction.
a number of orange buttons compared to the total number of buttons
b number of small buttons compared to the total number of buttons
c number of buttons with two holes compared to the total number of buttons
6 Why might it be easiest to always write a part-to-part comparison as a ratio and a part-to-whole
comparison as a fraction?

KEY IDEAS
A ratio is a comparison of two or more quantities of the same kind. For example,
four parts water compared to one part cordial is written as 4:1.
The quantities in a ratio must be in the same units.
Ratios are written as whole numbers with no units shown. They do not contain
fractions or decimals.
A ratio must be written in the correct order. For example, two parts red paint to three
parts white paint is written as 2:3.
Often a part-to-part comparison is written as a ratio and a part-to-whole comparison
as a fraction.

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EXERCISE 2E Understanding ratios

1 For each of these, write:
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i the number of shaded sections to the number of

non-shaded sections as a ratio
ii the number of non-shaded sections to total number
of sections as a fraction.

a b c

2 In question 1, why is part i written as a ratio and part ii as a fraction?

3 Write each comparison as a ratio in the given order.

a 20 seconds to 33 seconds b 95 kg to 57 kg
c 113 m to 167 m d 256 mL to 175 mL
e $499 to $575 f 23 days to 2 days
g 4 months to 13 months h 19 cans to 21 cans
i 42 km to 117 km j 16 L to 39 L
k 19 wins to 11 losses l 23 losses to 7 wins to 3 draws
m 15 minutes to 17 minutes to 19 minutes n 5 red to 7 blue to 11 yellow

EXAMPLE 2E-1 Writing comparisons as ratios

Write the comparison 13 seconds to 3 minutes as a ratio.

THINK WRITE
1 Ratios must have quantities in the same unit of 13 seconds to 3 minutes
measurement. Converting the larger unit to the smaller 13 seconds to 180 seconds
unit is usually simpler. Convert minutes into seconds.
2 Write the ratio in the order of the worded description. 13:180
Do not include units.

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4 Write each comparison as a ratio.

U N DE R S TA N DING A N D F LU E NC Y

a 13 days to 3 weeks b 2 hours to 17 minutes

c 27 cents to $5 d 4000 mL to 3 L
e 1.7 km to 793 m f 7 months to 3 years
g 509 g to 1.3 kg h 472 kg to 2.371 tonnes
i 61 mm to 7.9 cm j 38 minutes to 2 hours 11 minutes
k $4.20 to 97 cents l 0.6 L to 53 mL
m 0.05 km to 23 cm to 6.73 m n 5631 g to 1.753 kg to 1 tonne

5 Write the number of pins in each comparison

as a ratio.
a blue pins compared to yellow pins
b white pins compared to green pins
c yellow pins compared to total number of pinss
d red and green pins compared to blue pins

6 Which of the ratios in question 5 could also be

written as a fraction? Explain.

7 Write each of these as a ratio.

a Rafael won 11 tournaments in a year compared
red
to Andy, who won 7.
b Fedora kicked 89 goals last season while Sophie kicked 101 goals.
c Mark trains five times a week while Christian trains three times a week.
d Two-stroke petrol fuel is made by mixing 25 parts petrol to 1 part oil.
e A pancake mixture requires two cups of flour to three cups of milk.
f Concrete is made by mixing one part cement, two parts sand and three parts
screenings.
g A hair dye solution is made up in the ratio of three parts dye to seven parts water.
h Sarah works 8-hour shifts on the weekend and 3-hour shifts on a weekday.

8 For the winning Lotto numbers shown,

28 11
write each comparison as a ratio.

20
a odd numbers to even numbers

44 18
b prime numbers to composite numbers
c multiples of 3 to multiples of 2
d numbers less than 20 to numbers
1
greater than 20
13 38

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EXAMPLE 2E-2 Writing comparisons as ratios, fractions and percentages

A tray contains four pistachio (P), nine choc pudding (Ch), seven caramel (C)
and five black forest (B) macarons.
a Write the ratio comparing the number of:
i pistachio to caramel to black forest macarons
ii choc pudding macarons to the total number of macarons.
b Write the number of:
i caramel and black forest macarons as a fraction of the total number of macarons
ii pistachio and choc pudding macarons as a percentage of the total number of macarons.

THINK WRITE
a i 1 Write the ratio in the order given. a i number of P to number of C to
number of B macarons
= 4:7:5
ii 1 Calculate the total number of ii total number of macarons
macarons. =4+9+7+5
= 25
2 Write the ratio in the order given. number of Ch to total number
= 9:25
b i 1 Calculate the number of caramel b i number of C and B macarons
and black forest macarons. =7+5
= 12
2 Write the ratio in the order given number of C and B to total number
caramel and black forest : total. = 12:25
12
3 Write the ratio as a fraction. = 25
ii 1 Calculate the number of pistachio ii number of P and Ch macarons
and choc pudding macarons. =4+9
= 13
2 Write the ratio as a fraction. number of P and Ch to total number
= 13:25
13
= 25
13
3 Convert the fraction to a percentage = 25 × 100%
and simplify. 13 100 4
= × %
25 1 1
= 52%

9 A showbag contains 11 Cherry Ripes, 9 Flakes, 7 Picnics, 5 Time Outs and

8 Turkish Delights.
a Write the ratio comparing the number of:
i Cherry Ripes to Turkish Delights to Picnics
ii Flakes to the total number of chocolate bars.

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b Write the number of:

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i Time Outs and Turkish Delights as a fraction of the total number of bars
ii Flakes and Picnics as a percentage of the total number of chocolate bars.

10 Samantha’s win–loss ratio against Venus is 4:5. What does this mean?

11 Give an example that could illustrate each ratio.

a 5:2 b 2:7 c 3:1 d 4:9 e 17:25
f 3:8 g 1:4 h 8:7 i 1:1 j 12:19

12 Consider this group of animals.

a What is the ratio of the numbers of:
i dogs to cats?
ii mammals to birds?
iii rabbits to fish?
b What is the fraction of number of lizards
to the total number of animals?
c Write the number of mammals and birds
as a percentage (to the nearest per cent)
of the total number of animals.
d Write the number of dogs and fish as a
percentage (to the nearest per cent) of the total number of animals.
e Dane said that the ratio of dogs to cats was 1:2. Explain where Dane went wrong
and what he should have written.

13 Eighty-seven per cent of an iceberg is submerged in water.

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a What percentage of the iceberg is visible?

b Write as a ratio the percentage of the iceberg submerged to the percentage visible.

14 A manager finds that in a box of 50 nectarines, 18% have blemishes. Write the:
a ratio of the numbers of unblemished nectarines to blemished nectarines
b fraction of number of blemished nectarines out of the total.

15 The mark-up on a pair of jeans purchased for $80 was 315%.

%.
What is the ratio of the original price to the selling price?

16 Pete caught three fish on the weekend. The first was 60 cm

d
long, the second was 35% longer than the first and the third
8
was 9 the length of the second fish.
a Work out the lengths of the other two fish.
b Write the lengths of the fish in the order they were
caught as a ratio.

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P R O B L E M S O LV I N G A N D R E A S O N I N G 17 Consider the height of Melbourne’s Rialto Tower (270 m) and Taiwan’s Taipei 101
(1670 feet).
a Explain why the ratio for the heights of Rialto Tower and Taipei 101 cannot be
written as 270:1670.
b What needs to be done to the measurements before a comparison can be made?
c Write the ratio of the Rialto Tower’s height to Taipei 101’s height to the nearest
metre. (Hint: 1 foot = 0.3048 m.)
1
18 Whiter Than White bleach recommends three capfuls of bleach for 2 2 L of water.
a Can the two quantities be written as a ratio as they are?
b If a capful is 19 mL, what is the ratio of the quantities of bleach to water?
c Sharon thinks the solution of bleach and water is quite strong. Suggest an
alternative ratio which would give a weaker solution. Explain your logic.

19 One hundred people attended an auction on the weekend. Seven people expressed
interest in bidding but on the day only three actually bid.
a Write a fraction for the number of bidders to the total number of people.
b Write a fraction for the number of non-bidders to the total number of people.
c Write a ratio for the number of bidders to the number of non-bidders.
d Write a sentence explaining when a ratio can be written as a fraction.

20 Two hundred and forty travellers returning from

Postcard/Letter
5%
CHALLENGE

holidays were asked how they communicated whilst

away. Their responses are shown on the pie chart. Don’t
communicate
a Work out the number of people in each category. 15%
Email
b Write as a ratio the number of people communicating Facebook
via email/Facebook/Skype compared to those Skype
Text/ 50%
communicating via postcards/letters. Call
c Write the proportion of people in each category as a 30%
fraction in simplest form.
d Write the proportion of people in each category as a decimal.
e Write a brief paragraph explaining what the information suggests.

21 A rectangular swimming pool of length 6.5 m and width 4 m has a safety fence built
around it. The fence is 2 m from the edge of the pool.
a Write the ratio of the area of the pool to the area between the pool and safety
fence in simplest form.
b Write the ratio comparing the area between the pool and safety fence to the total
area enclosed by the safety fence in simplest form.
c Write the area between the pool and safety fence as a fraction of the area enclosed
by the safety fence in simplest form.
d Write the area of the pool as a percentage Reflect
(to the nearest per cent) of the area What similarities are there
enclosed by the safety fence. between ratios and fractions?

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2F Working with ratios

Start thinking!
When you compare the ratio of a part to its total, the ratio
can be written as a fraction. Are there other similarities
between ratios and fractions?

12 m
9m
6m
3m

4m 8m 12 m 16 m
Enclosure A Enclosure B Enclosure C Enclosure D

1 Copy and complete this table for each pool enclosure. Pool enclosure Length Width Perimeter
2 For each enclosure, write as a ratio the length of the A
rectangle compared to the perimeter of the rectangle. B
3 Look for a pattern in your answers to question 2. C
4 Use your answers to question 2 to write each ratio as a D
fraction in simplest form.
5 Compare the fractions you have obtained. What is special about them?

KEY IDEAS
Numbers in a ratio can be multiplied or divided by the same value to create an
equivalent ratio.

To write a ratio in simplest form, divide the values in the ratio by the highest common
factor (HCF).

Comparisons containing decimals can be written as ratios by first multiplying each part
of the ratio by a power of 10 (that is, 10, 100, 1000, etc.) to form whole numbers.

Comparisons containing fractions can be written as ratios by first writing equivalent

fractions with the lowest common denominator (LCD) and then multiplying each
fraction by the value of the LCD to form whole numbers. Mixed numbers must first be
converted to improper fractions.

Equivalent ratios can be used to find an unknown value.

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EXERCISE 2F Working with ratios

EXAMPLE 2F-1 Simplifying ratios

Write the ratio 27:45 in simplest form.

THINK WRITE
1 Write the ratio and identify the highest common factor 27:45
(HCF) of each number. HCF = 9.
2 Divide each number in the ratio by the HCF of 9. = 3:5

1 Write each ratio in simplest form.

a 7:84 b 9:12 c 106:36
d 22:55 e 108:72 f 45:95
g 38:34 h 17:102 i 16:24:42
j 75:50:125 k 36:60:84 l 18:42:48

EXAMPLE 2F-2 Simplifying ratios involving decimals

Write the comparison 4.5 to 2.75 as a ratio in simplest form.

THINK WRITE
1 Write the comparison and multiply each number by 100 to 4.5 to 2.75
obtain whole numbers. = 450 to 275
2 Write as a ratio. = 450:275
3 Divide each number in the ratio by the HCF of 25. = 18:11

2 Write each comparison as a ratio in simplest form.

a 3.6 to 7.8 b 1.25 to 5.5
c 6.8 to 2.48 d 3.8 to 11.4
e 2.3 to 5.9 f 7.2 to 8.4
g 1.05 to 3.15 h 8.1 to 1.75
i 7.8 to 2.4 to 4.2 j 2.25 to 0.55 to 1.75
k 7.2 to 9.6 to 8.4 l 1.2 to 4.2 to 1.6

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EXAMPLE 2F-3 Simplifying ratios involving fractions

1 5
Write the comparison 2 6 to 8 as a ratio in simplest form.

THINK WRITE
1 5
1 Write the comparison and convert the mixed number to 2 6 to 8
an improper fraction. 13 5
= 6 to 8
52 15
2 Identify the lowest common denominator (LCD) of = 24 to 24
each fraction. LCD = 24. Write each fraction as an
equivalent fraction with a denominator of 24.
3 Multiply each fraction by 24 to obtain whole numbers. = 52 to 15
4 Write as a ratio and check if it can be simplified any = 52:15
further (no).

3 Write each comparison as a ratio in simplest form.

1 1 2 3 1 2 3 2
a 6 to 4 b 3 to 4 c 3 to 5 d 7 to 11
9 5 4 6 1 1 2 5
e 22 to 11 f 7 to 5 g 6 4 to 12 2 h 5 3 to 7 9
1 2 1 1 3
i 2 8 to 5 j 3 5 to 4 k 0.25 to 8 l 4 to 0.125

EXAMPLE 2F-4 Simplifying ratios involving different units

Write the comparison 20 seconds to 2 minutes 15 seconds as a ratio in simplest form.

THINK WRITE
1 Write the quantities in the order given. 20 seconds to 2 minutes 15 seconds
2 Convert the quantities to the same unit. To keep as = 20 seconds to 135 seconds
whole numbers, write both values in seconds.
3 Write the comparison as a ratio. = 20:135
4 To simplify, divide each number in the ratio by the = 4:27
HCF. HCF = 5.

4 Write each comparison as a ratio in simplest form.

a 65 mL to 3.2 L b 17 mm to 2.34 m c 92 cents to $17.28
2
d 3 hours to 0.8 hours e 5 days to 10 weeks f 3800 L to 4 kL
3
g 0.9 km to 550 m h 1.28 cm to 5 mm i 14 minutes to 420 seconds

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U N DE R S TA N DING A N D F LU E NC Y 5 Which pairs of ratios are equivalent? Explain.

a 1:2 and 3:6 b 8:5 and 2:3 c 4:10 and 2:5
d 2:9 and 10:45 e 16:25 and 4:5 f 63:42 and 9:7
g 2:3 and 22:34 h 15:9 and 5:3 i 1:5 and 15:30
j 17:51 and 68:204 k 49:64 and 7:8 l 27:18 and 3:2

6 a Using larger numbers, write two ratios that are equivalent to:
i 2:5 ii 15:11.
b Using smaller numbers, write two ratios that are equivalent to:
i 12:48 ii 80:32.

EXAMPLE 2F-5 Working with equivalent ratios

Find the value of a if 3:5 = 21:a.

THINK WRITE
1 Compare the first number in each ratio (3 and 21). What 3:5 = 21:a
should 3 be multiplied by to give 21? (7, as 3 × 7 = 21)
×7
2 As the ratios are equivalent, 5 will also be multiplied by
the same number to give a. (5 × 7 = a.) 3:5 = 21:35
×7

3 Identify the value for a. a = 35

7 Find the value of each pronumeral.

a 5:9 = 25:a b 15:50 = 3:b c 9:2 = c:16 d 8:36 = d:9
e e:55 = 19:11 f f:4 = 42:24 g 2:g = 22:66 h 20:h = 5:2
i i:23 = 12:92 j j:6 = 30:60 k 15:k = 3:17 l 18:l = 2:13
m 7:15 = 49:m n 72:168 = 6:n o 68:140 = x:35 p 96:80 = p:5

8 Fill in the gaps to complete the equivalent ratios.

a 2:5 = :20 = 20: b 6:7 = :35 = 54:
c :360 = 70:60 = 7: d 225: = 9:12 = :4
e :104 = 68: = 17:13 f :48 = 75: = 15:4
g 20: = 40:96 = :240 h :636 = 72:212 = 18:

9 Find the value of the letter in each equivalent ratio statement.

(Hint: simplify the complete ratio in the statement first.)
a a:24 = 20:30 b b:52 = 20:13 c 13:c = 65:5
d 25:d = 10:14 e 48:32 = 18:e f 33:44 = f:12
g 33:54 = g:72 h 15:20 = 36:h i 40:36 = i:27

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10 This box of chocolates contains a mix of milk

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chocolates, white chocolates and dark chocolates

(in cones). Write the number of chocolates in each
comparison as a ratio in simplest form.
a white chocolates to square chocolates
b chocolate cones to heart chocolates
c milk chocolates to white chocolates
d heart chocolates to round chocolates

11 Write each quantity as a ratio in simplest form.

a The cost price of a new LED television is
$890 while its retail price is $3115.
b The new shopping centre will be 3.5 times the size it is now.
c The speed limit in school zones is 40 km/h compared with 100 km/h on the freeway.
d The 2010 AFL grand final between Collingwood and St Kilda ended in a draw.

12 Monday night fitness classes at a local community centre are very popular, with
64 people taking a Zumba class and 38 taking a spin cycle class.
a What is the ratio, in simplest form, of Zumba to spin cycle participants?
b What is the fraction, in simplest form, of Zumba participants
ts
to the total number of participants?
c Write the number of spin cycle participants as a percentage
(to the nearest per cent) of the total number of participants.

13 Eric paid a deposit of $704.70 for his overseas trip, which

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cost $4698. Write the ratio, in simplest form, of the deposit

paid to the amount owing. Pancakes
(serves 10)
14 Jasmine is helping her mother make pancakes for her class
500 mL full-crea
end-of-term breakfast. The ingredients are listed on the right m milk
300 g self-raisin
and feed 10 people. g flour
2 eggs
a Which ingredients can be written as a ratio? 60 g butter
Clearly explain your choices. 2 tablespoons su
gar
b Write a ratio for the ingredients identified in part a.
c Repeat part b if 50 pancakes are required.

15 The ratio of rainy days to sunny days in a month was 2:3.

If there were 18 sunny days, how many rainy days were there?

16 The ratio of girls to boys in a class is 5:4. If there are

15 girls in the class, how many students are there in total?

17 The ratio of blue pens to black pens to red pens in a

classroom is 7:4:1. If there are 24 black pens in the
classroom, how many pens are there altogether?

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P R O B L E M S O LV I N G A N D R E A S O N I N G 18 For best results, the instructions on a new cleaning product recommend the ratio of
detergent to water be 2:7.
a How many litres of water are required if 300 mL of detergent are used?
b How many millilitres of detergent are required if 28 L of water are used?

19 A two-stroke fuel mixture is made by mixing oil and petrol in the ratio of 1:25.
a How many litres of petrol should be added to 850 mL of oil?
b How many millilitres of oil should be added to 15 L of petrol?

20 Deano wants to make concrete in the ratio 1:2:3; that is, one part cement, two parts
sand and three parts screenings.
a If he buys four bags of sand, how many bags of cement and screenings are needed?
b If he buys nine bags of screenings, how many bags of cement and sand are needed?
c If he buys five bags of cement, how many bags of screenings and sand are needed?
d If he only uses half a bag of cement, how many bags of sand and screenings are
needed?

21 Gordon bought shares in a Telco company for $8.20 and sold them for $40.80.
Find the ratio, in simplest form, of:
a the original price to the selling price b the original price to the profit made.

22 Imelda purchased a pair of shoes that had been discounted by 60%. The shoes were
originally priced at $850. Find the ratio, in simplest form, of:
a the original price to the sale price
b the discount compared to the original price
c the discount compared to the sale price.

23 The side lengths of a scalene triangle are in the ratio 7:8:5.

a If the shortest side length is 17.4 cm, find the length of the longest side.
b Find the perimeter of the scalene triangle.

24 Angela wondered whether ratios such as 3:5 and 10:14 could be compared. She also
wanted to know whether they could be ranked. Leo knew that each ratio could be
written as a fraction then written as an equivalent fraction and compared.
a Discuss in a small group whether Leo’s suggestion is valid.
b See if your group can come up with an alternative method for comparing ratios.
Share your ideas with the class.

25 Compare the ratios 4:5 and 10:13 and state which is larger. Explain why.
CHALLENGE

26 Write your own ratio problem and swap with a classmate. Discuss any differences in
your answers.

27 a Comment on how the ratio 22:27 compares

with the ratios 8:9 and 12:15. Reflect
b Obtain three ratios that lie between 22:27
How are equivalent ratios useful?
and 12:15.

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2G Dividing a quantity in a
given ratio
Start thinking!
Laura, Sarah and Amelia decide to purchase a
raw.
$36 Lotto ticket for Saturday’s $30 million draw.
They decide to pay equal shares for the tickett and share
any winnings equally.

1 How much does each person contribute?

2 Write each person’s contribution for the ticket

icket as a
ratio in simplest form.

3 Add all the numbers (parts) in this simplified ratio. What is the total number of parts in the ratio?

4 The number of parts in the simplified ratio that match Laura’s contribution is 1. To write Laura’s
1
contribution as a fraction of the total number of parts, you can write 3 . In a similar way, write a
fraction for:
a Sarah’s contribution b Amelia’s contribution.

5 The girls win a prize of $14 270.40. As they are sharing the winnings equally, how much will each
person receive?

6 Explain how the amount each girl contributed and won could have been calculated using ratios?
(Hint: use your answers to question 4.)

KEY IDEAS
When dividing a quantity in a given ratio, follow these steps.
1 Find the total number of parts in the ratio.
2 Write each number in the ratio as a fraction of the total number of parts.
3 Multiply each fraction by the quantity and simplify.

Remember to include the same units with your answer.

One way to check that you have divided the quantity correctly is to add the individual
amounts and see that the result is the same as the original quantity.

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EXERCISE 2G Dividing a quantity in a given ratio

EXAMPLE 2G-1 Writing numbers in a ratio as fractions

For each ratio:

i calculate the total number of parts
ii write each number in the ratio as a fraction of the total number of parts.
a 2:7 b 3:1:6

THINK WRITE
a i Add the numbers in the ratio to find a i 2 + 7 = 9 parts
the total number of parts. The ratio 2:7 has 9 parts in total.
2 7
ii Write each number in the ratio as a ii 9 and 9
fraction of the total number of parts.
b i Add the numbers in the ratio to find b i 3 + 1 + 6 = 10 parts
the total number of parts. The ratio 3:1:6 has 10 parts in total.
3 1 6
ii Write each number in the ratio as a ii 10 and 10 and 10
fraction of the total number of parts. 3 1 3
or 10 and 10 and 5

1 For each ratio:

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i calculate the total number of parts

ii write each number in the ratio as a fraction of the total number of parts.
a 7:5 b 3:1 c 5:11
d 14:9 e 13:15 f 8:3
g 3:4 h 2:17 i 21:19
j 3:2:9 k 6:12:11 l 5:7:9

2 Divide $300 using the ratio 4:6.

a Calculate the total number of
parts in the ratio.
b Write each number in the
ratio as a fraction of the total
number of parts.
c Multiply each fraction from
part b by the quantity ($300).
d Do the amounts found in
part c add to $300?

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EXAMPLE 2G-2 Dividing an amount in a given ratio

Divide $4800 in the ratio 3:1.

THINK WRITE
1 Add the number of parts in the ratio. 3 + 1 = 4 parts
3 1
2 Write each number in the ratio as a fraction of 4 and 4
the total number of parts.
3 1
3 Multiply each fraction by the quantity to be 4of $4800 and 4of $4800
1200
divided ($4800) and simplify. 3 4800 1 4800 1200
= ×− = ×
41 1 41 1
= 3 × 1200 = 1 × 1200
= 3600 = 1200
4 Answer the question and include the appropriate The ratio 3:1 divides $4800 into
units. Check: $3600 + $1200 = $4800. $3600 and $1200.

3 Divide $9200 in each ratio.

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a 3:2 b 5:3 c 3:1

d 1:1 e 21:25 f 2:8

4 Divide 36 000 km in each ratio.

a 5:7 b 7:1 c 10:8
d 4:5 e 12:3 f 1:1

5 Divide $240 in each ratio.

a 1:2 b 9:1 c 2:10
d 10:6 e 3:1:4 f 7:2:1

6 Divide 300 kg in each ratio.

a 4:6 b 1:9 c 13:2
d 4:11 e 4:5:1 f 8:5:3:4

7 The ratio of female to male fans at a football

training session is 5:2. If there are 224 fans at
the training session, how many are male?

8 Morning Sunshine fruit juice drink contains

fruit juice and water in the ratio 1:3.
a How much water (in mL) is in a
2-L container of Morning Sunshine?
(Hint: 1 L = 1000 mL.)
b How much fruit juice is in 600 mL of Morning Sunshine?

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9 The angles in a triangle are in the ratio 3:4:2. What is the size of each angle? (Hint:
the sum of angles in any triangle is 180°.)

10 Nadia divides her pocket money for April in the ratio 3:2:1 to cover buying a gift,
entertainment expenses and savings. Calculate the amount she has allocated for
entertainment expenses if her total pocket money for April is $84.

11 Shane has set himself a goal of completing a 210-km bike ride in three days. Over the
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three days, the number of kilometres he plans to cycle each day is in the ratio 3:5:2.
a What distance does Shane plan to cycle each day?
b What is the difference between the longest and
shortest distance?

12 a Stanley’s History and Science test results are

in the ratio 22:19. If his combined score is 164,
what result did he obtain for each subject?
b Miriam’s History and Science test results are in
the ratio 10:11. If her combined score is 168,
did she perform better or worse than Stanley in
Science?

13 Katie, Mike and Sam contributed different amounts to a $5 raffle ticket. When they
won, they distributed the winnings in the same ratio as they put in. If Katie won
$450, Mike won $200 and Sam won $350, find:
a the total amount won
b the ratio of their contribution
c how much they each put towards the ticket.

14 Sarah, Cameron and Hunter bought a $5 raffle ticket. If Sarah contributed $2.50,
Cameron contributed $1.50 and Hunter contributed $1.00, find:
a the ratio of their contribution
b their individual winnings, if the ticket won:
i $50 ii $150 iii $700
iv $2000 v $10 000 vi $13 000.

15 Gloria is painting and prepares to mix up her favourite shade of green, using yellow
and blue paint in a ratio of 2:3.
a If she wants 25 mL of paint, how much yellow and blue paint should she use?
She mixes in 10 mL of yellow paint and then accidentally puts 18 mL of blue paint in.
b What is the total amount of paint she has now?
c What is the ratio of yellow to blue paint in this mixture?
d How much yellow paint should Gloria add in order to get her favourite shade of
green? (Hint: 18 mL of blue paint represents 3 parts of the ratio.)
e How much paint does Gloria have now?
f How much excess paint did she make?

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16 The fat, protein and carbohydrate

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in one of Al’s specialty

hamburgers is in the ratio 8:6:7.
For a 420-g hamburger, list the
amount of:
a fat
b protein
c carbohydrate.

17 Madeleine gets $50 for her

1
birthday and decides to spend 10 on
3 2
lollies, 10 on a movie ticket, 10 on a new necklace and the remainder on iTunes.
a What fraction of her birthday money did she spend in the iTunes store?
b Write a ratio representing the money Madeleine spent on each of the lollies, movie
ticket, necklace and iTunes.
c Find how much Madeleine spent on each category.
2
18 Bella wants to organise her time in the holidays. She decides she will spend 5 of her
1 1
time catching up with friends, 4 of her time doing outdoor activities, 10 of her time
doing her homework and chores, and the remainder of her time relaxing at home.
a Find the percentage of time that Bella will catch up with friends, do outdoor
activities and homework or chores. (Hint: for each fraction find an equivalent
fraction with a
denominator of 100.)
b Hence find the
percentage of time
she will be relaxing at
home.
c Write these
percentages as a ratio
in simplest form.
d Assuming that for
the two-week holiday
she has 10 ‘usable’
hours a day, find the
number of hours
Bella spends on each
activity.

19 The perimeter of a rectangular computer screen is 228 cm, with a width-to-height

ratio of 12:7.
a Calculate the width and height of the screen.
b Calculate the area of the screen.

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P R O B L E M S O LV I N G A N D R E A S O N I N G 20 You can use ratios to divide a line into various lengths. Draw a line segment of length
8 cm in your workbook and label it as shown.
A B C D E F G H I

Copy and complete these sentences. Part a is completed for you.

3
a Point D divides the line segment AI in the ratio 3:5. The length of AD is 8 of the
length of AI.
b Point H divides the line segment AI in the ratio .
The length of AH is of the length of AI.
c Point E divides the line segment AI in the ratio .
The length of AE is of the length of AI.
d Point G divides the line segment AI in the ratio .
The length of AG is of the length of AI.

21 Using question 20 as a guide, draw a line segment of length 15 cm in your workbook.

Mark dots at 1-cm intervals and label them A to P. Place a point on the line segment
to divide it in each of the given ratios.
a 7:8 b 11:4 c 4:1
d 2:3 e 2:1 f 1:2

22 Which point divides the line segment AJ in the ratios given below?
A B C D E F G H I J

a 5:4 b 1:2 c 8:1 d 4:5

e 2:7 f 1:8 g 2:1 h 7:2

23 How do the questions in this topic highlight the difference between a ratio that shows
the relationship of part to part, and a fraction that shows the relationship of part to
whole? Why is it important?

24 To create two distinct shades of pink paint, the

CHALLENGE

following ratios of white to red paint are required:

4:1 and 7:1. A 4-L can for each shade
is purchased.
a Calculate the amount (in mL) of white
and red paint required for each shade.
b The two cans are accidently mixed
together. What is the new ratio of white
to red paint?
c Write the amount of red paint as a
fraction, in simplest form, of the mixed
paint. Reflect
d Write the amount of white paint as a What other practical applications
percentage of the mixed paint. of ratios are there?

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2H Understanding rates
Start thinking!
Alexis and Kym arrange to meet at the running track to
train for an athletics carnival. They cycle to the track,
leaving their homes at the same time.
It takes Alexis 8 minutes to travel 2800 m from her home
to the track. Kym takes 18 minutes, after travelling a
distance of 6.12 km.

1 Alexis thought she was faster, but Kym was not convinced.
distance travelled
led
a Calculate each girl’s speed using the rule: .
time taken
b Who was fastest? How do you know?
c What unit did you use for speed? Explain.

2 A rate compares the change in one quantity with respect to another. Speed is an example of a rate.
What is speed comparing?

3 Can you list any similarities or differences between rates and ratios?

KEY IDEAS
A rate compares two quantities of different kinds.

A rate has units.

Speed is an example of a rate. It compares distance and time.

distance travelled d
Average speed = or s =
time taken t
The unit of a rate is two units separated by the word ‘per’ (meaning ‘for each’) or the symbol /;
for example, travelling at a speed of 100 km/h.

Order is important when writing a rate.

For a rate to be in simplest form, the second of the two quantities being compared must have a
value of 1.

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EXERCISE 2H Understanding rates

EXAMPLE 2H-1 Writing statements as rates

Write the statement ‘100 km in each hour’ as a rate with the appropriate unit.

THINK WRITE
1 Write the statement. 100 km in each hour
2 To write the rate, show the number of the first quantity rate = 100 km in 1 hour
(100) for one unit of the second quantity. The word ‘per’ = 100 km per hour
(meaning ‘for each’) can be replaced by the symbol /. = 100 km/h

1 Write each statement as a rate with the appropriate unit.

a 60 km in each hour b 591 L in each minute c four quarters in each game
d $16 for each hour e 45 cm each year f five patients each hour
g $1.49 for each day h $28.99 for each month i $5.80 for each box
j 0.5 kg for each week k 290 mm each year l 14 km for each litre

EXAMPLE 2H-2 Writing statements as rates in simplest form

Write each statement as a rate in simplest form.

a 30 m in 5 seconds
b $54 for 40 L of petrol

THINK WRITE
a 1 Write the two quantities as a rate statement. a rate = 30 m per 5 seconds
2 For the rate to be in simplest form, the = 30 m per 5 s
second quantity needs be 1. Divide both ÷5 ÷5

quantities by 5. = 6 m per 1 s
= 6 m per second
3 Write your answer. Replace ‘per’ with /. The rate is 6 m/s.
b 1 Write the two quantities as a rate statement. b rate = $54 per 40 L
2 For the rate to be in simplest form, the = $54 per 40 L
second quantity must be 1. Divide both ÷ 40 ÷ 40

quantities by 40. = $1.35 per 1 L

= $1.35 per L
3 Write your answer. The rate is $1.35/L.

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2 Write each statement as a rate in simplest form.

U N DE R S TA N DING A N D F LU E NC Y

a 200 m in 4 minutes b 6 L in three bottles

c 80 cents for 20 seconds d 135 students with nine teachers
e 468 seats in 18 rows f 100 newspapers in four bundles
g 68 runs in 10 overs h $20 for eight muffins
i 102 goals in 15 games j 39 996 tickets sold in 9 minutes
k 77 goals over 22 games l area of 33.6 m2 requires 6.4 L of paint

3 Copy and complete each sentence so the rate is in simplest form.

a Five metres of fabric cost $214.95 so the rate is $ per metre.
b Mani worked a total of 18 hours and earned $283.50 so the rate is
$ per hour.
c The Australian cricket team made 156 runs in 30 overs so the rate is
runs per over.
d A leaky tap dripped a total of 1780 mL over 16 hours so the rate is
mL per hour.
e The temperature rose by 18°C over an 8-hour period so the rate is
°C per hour.
f The most valuable player on the basketball team scored 576 points over
22 games so the rate is points per game.
g AFL record-holder Tony Lockett kicked 1360 goals in 281 games so the rate is
goals per game.
h Over three Olympic Games Michael Phelps won 58 gold, 11 silver and 3 bronze
medals so the rate is medals per Olympic Games.

4 Write each statement as a rate in simplest form.

a Bobby earns $182.40 working 12 hours.
b The cost of 600 g of breakfast cereal is $9.54.
c Tess typed 3000 words in 65 minutes.
d 56 sheep are sheared in 60 minutes.
e Connie typed her 1800-word essay in 45 minutes.
f Sound travels 23 160 m in 60 seconds

5 Write a rate (in simplest form) to represent each situation.

a A car uses 18 L of petrol to travel 252 km.
b The cost of 15 mangoes is $29.85.
1
c A bath fills up to 54 L in 4 2 minutes.
3
d A runner takes 2 4 hours to complete
a 42.2 km marathon.
e Victoria’s population is 5 547 527 and its area
is 237 629 km2. (Write your answer correct
to two decimal places.)
f Light travels 1080 million km in 60 minutes.

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EXAMPLE 2H-3 Solving problems with rates

Ellie worked 15 hours last weekend and received $247.50. At this rate, how much will she earn if
she is rostered to work 20 hours next weekend?

THINK WRITE
1 Write the two quantities as a rate statement. rate = $247.50 per 15 hours
2 For the rate to be in simplest form, the second quantity = $247.50 per 15 h
needs be 1. Divide both quantities by 15. ÷ 15 ÷ 15
= $16.50 per 1 h
= $16.50 per hour
The rate is $16.50/h
3 Multiply the hourly rate by 20 to work out the new new amount = $16.50 × 20
amount. = $330
4 Write your answer. Ellie will receive $330.

6 Fabian worked 22 hours last weekend and received $396. At this rate, how much will
3
he earn if he works 19 4 hours next weekend?

7 A selection of 18 pastries costs $63. How much would 30 pastries cost?

EXAMPLE 2H-4 Calculating average speed

Calculate the average speed of a truck that travels 750 km in 13.5 hours, rounding your answer
to two decimal places.

THINK WRITE
d
1 Write the formula for average speed. s=
t
750 km
2 Substitute the values into the formula and calculate s. s=
13.5 h
= 55.5555… km/h
3 Write your answer. Average speed is 55.56 km/h.

8 Calculate the average speed for each situation, rounding your answer to two decimal
places where appropriate.
a a bus travels 876 km in 16 hours b a jet travels 1965 km in 2.3 hours
c a cyclist rides 78 km in 2.4 hours d an athlete runs 10 km in 26.44 minutes
e James Magnussen took 47.71 seconds to swim 100 m freestyle
f Libby Trickett took 52.88 seconds to swim 100 m freestyle

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9 A particular rate has the unit $/kg, where the quantities represented are money and
P R O B L E M S O LV I N G A N D R E A S O N I N G

mass. What quantities are represented by each of these rates?

a words per minute b km/h c % per annum
d tonnes/year e $/m f wickets/over
g m/s h $ per line i $/litre
j sheep/hectare k mm per year l km/litre

10 What rate unit could be used in each situation?

a a cheetah chasing its prey b Usain Bolt sprinting 100 m
c the cost of 10 apples d the cost of tiling the bathroom
e filling a bath with water f James Pattinson bowling
g downloading songs on to an iPod h driving on a freeway

11 The following food was

consumed over a two-week 70 000 kg of pasta 79 000 sausages
period at the Australian Open. 7000 portions of fish 35 tonnes of chips
Calculate the rate of the 80 000 pieces of sushi 9000 schnitzels
amount of food consumed 10 000 kg of noodles
per day for each item listed.

12 Max’s team scored 230 runs in 40 overs. William’s team scored 280 runs in 50 overs.
a Calculate each team’s run rate per over.
b Which team had a better run rate?

13 On Thursday, Mauro paid $65.32 for 46 L of petrol.

The next day Joy paid $61.09 for 41 L.
a How much did each person pay for 1 L of petrol?
b Comment on your answers to part a.
What do you think happened?

14 Leandro’s resting heart rate is 14 beats in 15 seconds.

a Heart rate is often expressed in beats per minute (bpm).
Write Leandro’s heart rate in bpm.
b How many minutes does it take for Leandro’s heart to
beat 1512 times?

15 Peter is making his famous lemon tarts for a stall. He can make
three large lemon tarts in 1.5 hours.
a Write this as a simplified rate in minutes per tart.
b If Peter cooks for 4 hours a day, how many days will it take him to make 30 tarts?
If Peter can buy the pastry readymade, he can increase his tart-making rate to five
tarts every two hours.
c Write this new rate in simplified form and find how long it will take Peter to make
30 tarts now.

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P R O B L E M S O LV I N G A N D R E A S O N I N G 16 Usain Bolt recorded a world-record time of 9.58 seconds for the

100 m sprint. Compare his rate with that of:
a Michael Johnson’s time of 19.32 seconds for the 200 m sprint
rint
b the US 4 × 100 m relay team of 1992, who recorded a timee of
37.4 seconds
c a cheetah that was able to cover a distance of 600 m in 37.5
.5 seconds.

17 Victor takes 48 minutes to run 15 km.

a What distance does he cover per minute?
b If Victor is able to maintain this rate, what distance would he cover in these times?
i 55 min ii 60 min iii 65 min iv 78 min
4
v 1 hour 25 min vi 1.5 h vii 1.75 h viii 15 h

18 Calculate each of these.

a If a 15-minute phone call costs $11.70, how much will an 8-minute phone call cost?
b The Bosancic family use 1170 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity in 90 days.
How much will they use in 58 days?
c If a 5.7 kg parcel costs $14.25 to post, how much will it cost to send a 750 g parcel?

19 Illias’ car uses 65 L of petrol to travel 728 km, while Hani’s car uses 48 L in 552 km.
a Which car is more economical? Provide calculations to support your answer.
b How much petrol would each car use to travel 830 km?

20 At a convenience store, milk is available in two sizes.

How would you decide which size is the better buy?

21 Compare each pair of grocery items and work out which

option is the better value for money.
a 5 kg of potatoes for $4.95 or 7.5 kg for $7.15
b a packet of four batteries for $3.99 or a packet of ten for $9.89
c a 500 g tin of coffee for $9 or a 150 g jar for $2.99
d a 440 g tin of peaches for $1.85 or a 650 g tin for $2.56

22 A phone company offers its customers two plans.

CHALLENGE

Plan A: connection fee of 40 cents and then 40 cents per minute or part thereof
Plan B: connection fee of 50 cents and then 38 cents per minute or part thereof
a Calculate the cost of a 1-minute call for each plan. Which offers the best deal?
b Calculate the cost of a 3-minute call for each plan. Which offers the best deal?
c Calculate the cost of a 5-minute call for each plan. Which offers the best deal?
d Calculate the cost of a 6-minute 23-second call for each plan.
Which offers the best deal?
e Use your answers from parts a–d to explain Reflect
when it would be best to use each plan. What is the difference between a
ratio and a rate?

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CHAPTER REVIEW
SUMMARISE
Create a summary of this chapter using the key terms below. You may like to write a paragraph, create a
concept map or use technology to present your work.

per cent decimal profit ratio

fraction percentage of an loss equivalent ratio
percentage amount selling price rate
denominator mark-up wholesale price
numerator discount percentage increase
equivalent fraction commission percentage discount

MULTIPLE-CHOICE
2A 1 What percentage 2E 6 Written as a ratio, what is 3 hours to
of this figure is 37 minutes?
shaded? A 3:37 B 37:3
A 10% C 37:180 D 180:37
B 15%
2F 7 Which ratio is the same as 16:28:12
C 40%
written in simplest form?
D 60%
A 4:7:3 B 3:7:4
1
2B 2 What is written as a percentage?
5 C 8:14:6 D 32:56:24
A 10% B 15%
2F 8 What is the value of a in 3:7 = a:35?
C 20% D 95%
A 7 B 14
2B 3 Which value is not the same as 75%? C 15 D 21
A 0.75 B 75
75 3
2G 9 When $3600 is divided in the ratio 1:3,
C 100 D 4 what are the parts?
A $1200 and $2400
2C 4 What is 45% of 360?
B $900 and $2700
A 162 B 198
C $1500 and $2100
C 162% D 315
D $1200 and $2700
2D 5 After a 32% discount, what is the selling
price of an item originally marked $480? 2H 10 Written as a rate, what is 120 m in
24 seconds?
A $153.60 B $326.40
120 24
C $448 D $633.60 A 24 m/s B 120 m/s
1
C 5 m/s D 5 m/s

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SHORT ANSWER
2A 1 Consider this 2E 9 Refer to this coloured grid.
figure. a Write each comparison
a How many as a ratio.
shaded sections i red sections to blue sections
are there? ii yellow sections to green sections
b Write the number of shaded sections b Write each comparison as a fraction.
as a fraction of the total number of
i green sections to total sections
sections.
ii yellow sections to total sections
c Write the fraction in part b as an
equivalent fraction with denominator 2E 10 Write each comparison as a ratio.
100. a 35 kg to 47 kg
d Write the shaded amount as a b 7 weeks to 31 weeks
percentage. c 8 months to 3 years
2B 2 Write each percentage as a decimal. d 45 cents to $1.25
a 23% b 62% 2F 11 Simplify each ratio.
c 16.52% d 291.6% a 12:44 b 64:108
2B 3 Write each decimal as a percentage. c 16:32:96 d 15:75:105
a 0.32 b 7.62 2F 12 Calculate the value of each pronumeral.
c 31.625 d 0.0003 a 6:7 = a:49 b 13:4 = 52:b
2B 4 Write each fraction as a percentage. c c:48 = 3:12 d 15:d = 3:7
3 7 17 15
a 4 b 10 c 20 d 32 2G 13 Calculate the total number of parts for
each ratio.
2C 5 Write:
a 3:5 b 12:5 c 4:5:8 d 6:10:15
a 20 as a percentage of 50
b 24 as a percentage of 150 2G 14 Divide $1500 in each ratio.
c 58 as a percentage of 125. a 2:3 b 3:7 c 3:4:8 d 4:5:11

2C 6 Calculate: 2H 15 Write each statement as a rate with the

a 10% of 340 b 25% of 62 appropriate unit.
c 150% of 1500 d 37% of 2400. a 100 km per hour
b 120 L in 40 seconds
2D 7 Calculate the price to be paid after each c $140 for 8 hours of work
mark-up or discount.
d 26 books read in 6 months
a a 10% mark-up on $950
b a 44% mark-up on $628 2H 16 Write each statement as a rate in
c a 28% discount on $1255 simplest form.
a the cost of 45 L of petrol was $62.55
2D 8 Calculate the percentage profit or loss. b a 375 mL can of drink costs $1.80
a a radio bought for $40, sold for $55 c a football team scored 180 points in
b a book bought for $35, sold for $21 120 minutes of play
c shares bought for $2.98, sold for $4.52 d a worker earned $218.40 for 13 hours
d TV bought for $1400, sold for $958 of work

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NAPLAN-STYLE PRACTICE
1 Which arrow points closest to 70% on this 11 A car is bought for $22 000 and sold later for
number line? A B C D $18 500. Which option is correct?
A profit of $3500 has been made.
0% 100% A loss of 3500% has been made.
A loss of 15.91% has been made.
A loss of 20.45% has been made.
2 What percentage of the
figure has been shaded? Questions 12 and 13 refer to this information.
Ben runs 10 km in 60 minutes. Hayden completes
the same run but does it 1.25 times as fast as Ben.
3 What is 42% as a decimal?
12 Write how much faster Hayden is than Ben, as
0.42 4.2 42.0 4200.0
a percentage.

5
4 Which of these is equivalent to 8 ?
58% 62.5 0.625
5 13 In how many minutes does Hayden complete
800 %
the run?

5 Which list of numbers is ordered from smallest

to largest? 14 What is the ratio of
25%, 7.1,
1 7 non-shaded squares to
2, 5.2% 3.6%, 15%, 8, 1.1
7 1 5 shaded squares in this
128%, 15 , 36%, 95 3, 6, 0.905, 15.1% diagram?
11
6 What is 20 as a percentage? 12:25 13:25 13:12 12:13

15 Magan’s pace length is 65 cm while Michael’s

7 Josie scored 35 out of 40 on her Maths test. is 1.07 m. What is the ratio of Michael’s pace
What percentage is this? length to Magan’s?
14% 75% 87.5% 114.3% 65:107 65:1.07
1.07:65 107:65
8 What is 15% of $250?
16 Which ratio is not equivalent to 3:5:6?
$265 $235 $37.50 $35
9:15:18 15:25:30
30:15:25 30:50:60
9 When an item originally priced at $340 has a 3
mark-up of 70%, what is its selling price?
17 Which ratio represents 4 hour to 90 minutes
written in simplest form?
1:2 5:6 45:90 2:1
10 Damien notices a sale advertising a discount
of 40%. How much would he pay for a coffee 18 What value of x completes this ratio
machine originally priced at $380? statement?
$532 $340 $228 $152 12:x = 132:55

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19 When $240 is shared in the ratio 1:3, what 22 Which option best describes an example of
fraction is the smallest share? a rate?
1 1 2 3 driving 100 km to the beach
3 4 3 4
running as fast as you can to the canteen
earning $15.75 for every hour worked
20 Four students, Mikayla, Morgan, Chelsea and
observing the second hand on a clock for
Alexandra, collected money for a charity in the
one minute
ratio of 5:4:4:2. If the total collected was $330,
how much did Mikayla collect? 23 A car travels 120 km and uses 10 L of petrol.
Which option shows the rate in simplest form?
120 km/L 12 km/L
21 Tess, Alicia and Alexandra contributed money 12 L/km 110 km/L
to a lottery ticket. Tess paid $2, Alicia paid
$1.50 and Alexandra paid $2.50. If the ticket 24 Which is the best value?
won $1200, how much money would Tess 8 chocolate bars for $7.00
receive if they distributed their winnings in the 3 chocolate bars for $2.50
same ratio as their contribution? 5 chocolate bars for $4.00
13 chocolate bars for $11.00

ANALYSIS
A market stall holder bought a variety of coloured h The stall holder
‘hoodies’ to sell. Each hoodie cost the stall holder sells 55 hoodies
$20 and she intends to sell them to the public at a at the discounted
mark-up of 65%. amount. Write the
a Write the percentage mark-up value as a: profit from the
i fraction in simplest form sale of these as a
ii decimal. percentage of the
b Calculate the value of the mark-up on each cost she paid for
hoodie. them.

c What price will the hoodies be? i Of the hoodies sold in part h, 20 were blue,
25 were red and the rest were white. Write the
d If the stall holder sells 35 hoodies on the first
number of blue, red and white hoodies as a
day, what is her profit?
ratio in simplest form.
To improve the sales of the hoodies for her second
On the first day at the market, the stall holder
day at the market, the stall holder decides to offer
spent 5 hours selling the hoodies. She spent
a 10% discount on the selling price.
8 hours selling them on the second day.
e What is the discount amount for each hoodie?
j Write the sales for each day as a rate in simplest
f What is the new selling price?
form.
g What profit does the stall holder make on the
k Which day had the best rate of sale?
sale of each hoodie?

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CONNECT
Let’s get physical
In 2013, a gym had a total of 860 members.
Two-thirds of these were male. In the following
year, the percentage of females and males at the
gym increased by 20%, and then in 2015 there
were 432 males and 252 females.

Your task
For your investigation you will analyse different aspects of
what happens at the gym, fitness and nutrition.
To look at membership:
• calculate the number of male and female members at the gym
• calculate the total number of members
• calculate the percentage change in male and female members each year
• calculate the percentage change in the total number of members each year
• predict future trends in gym memberships.
To look at costs:
• calculate the ratio of current membership costs to proposed costs
• calculate the percentage change in membership costs
• rank membership costs in ascending order
• write a variety of membership costs as monthly rates
• work out the most economical gym membership.
To look at fitness measures:
• calculate a person’s heart rate per minute
• calculate a person’s maximum heart rate
• read a target heart rate chart
• calculate the various zones of a target
heart rate chart
• calculate the heart rate for a given zone of
Nutrient Mass per 40 g Mass per 22 g
the target heart rate chart. serve of cereal serve of sweet
To look at nutritional information: biscuits
• compare the nutrition panels of two Protein 4.9 1.7
products by converting the amount of
Fat 2.0 1.2
nutrients to percentages
• analyse the nutritional information on Carbohydrates 22.4 14.9
(total)
the panel shown on the right and make
comparisons between nutrients found in Sugars 3.4 6.8
the cereal and sweet biscuits. Dietary fibre 7.3 0

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This table shows the membership prices for 2015 and the proposed
prices for 2016.
One-month Three-month Six-month Twelve-month
membership membership membership membership
2015 $85 $240 $440 $950
2016 $115 $340 $580 $1200

Steven joins the gym after not exercising for many years. He decides
to measure his heart rate before using the treadmill. He finds his
pulse and counts 23 beats in 15 seconds.
The target heart rate chart shows an estimate of the maximum
heart rate (MHR) for various activities based on a person’s age.

Maximum Heart Rate (MHR) = 220 − age

200
180 MHR
0 0% of
0% – 1 MHR
160
l i n e z one 9 8 0 % – 90% of
red- ne
Heart rate

hold zo HR
140
ro b ic thres e 70%–80% of M
an a e ic z o n of MHR
120 aerob
t z o n e 6 0%–70%
n
anageme MHR
100 weight m –60% of
h e a rt z one 50%
80 healthy
60
70 60 50 40 30 20
Age

Complete the 2 CONNECT worksheet to show all your working and answers to this task.
You may like to present your findings as a report. Your report could be in the form of:
• a poster
• a brochure
• an Excel spreadsheet
• a PowerPoint presentation
• other (check with your teacher).

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