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1 Divide $200 in the ratio 7 : 3.
$ ........................ , $ ........................ [2]
[Total: 2]
2 Helga knits some squares.
Each square is either white, pink or blue.
The number of squares are in the ratio white : pink : blue = 5 : 3 : 2.
30 squares are blue.
Show that Helga knits 150 squares.
[2]
[Total: 2]
3 The angles of a triangle are in the ratio 3 : 5 : 7.
Find the size of the largest angle in this triangle.
................................................... [3]
[Total: 3]
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4 Antonio buys tubs of ice cream for his shop in the ratio vanilla : chocolate = 11 : 7.
He buys 28 tubs of chocolate ice cream.
Work out how many tubs of vanilla ice cream he buys.
................................................... [2]
[Total: 2]
5 Mr Zhang’s holiday expenses are in the ratio
hotel : car hire : food = 8 : 5 : 6.
The cost of the hotel is $2400.
Show that the total of the holiday expenses is $5700.
[2]
[Total: 2]
6 Ahmed employs three people, Budi, Citra and Dian.
Budi earns $17 000, Citra earns $13 600 and Dian earns $6800.
Find the ratio of their earnings in its simplest form.
Budi : Citra : Dian = .................... : .................... : .................... [2]
[Total: 2]
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7 Alex, Bobbie and Chris share strawberries in the ratio Alex : Bobbie : Chris = 3 : 2 : 2.
Chris receives 12 strawberries.
Calculate the total number of strawberries shared.
................................................... [2]
[Total: 2]
8 Share $608 in the ratio 4 : 5 : 7.
$ ...................................................
$ ...................................................
$ ................................................... [3]
[Total: 3]
9 Of the 852 workers in a company, the ratio part-time workers : full-time workers = 5 : 7.
Calculate the number of full-time workers.
................................................... [2]
[Total: 2]
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10 A bag contains 132 sweets.
The sweets are shared between Beatrix and Volker in the ratio Beatrix : Volker = 5 : 7.
Work out the number of sweets they each receive.
Beatrix ...................................................
Volker ................................................... [2]
[Total: 2]
11 Sahil and Anika share $78 in the ratio 5 : 8.
Calculate the amount each receives.
Sahil $ ...................................................
Anika $ ................................................... [2]
[Total: 2]
12 Prakash buys 45 flowers from a shop.
15 of the flowers are red.
18 of the flowers are orange.
The rest of the flowers are yellow.
Write down the ratio of the number of red flowers : orange flowers : yellow flowers.
Give your answer in its simplest form.
.............................. : .............................. : .............................. [2]
[Total: 2]
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13 A bag contains yellow balls, pink balls and green balls only.
The ratio yellow balls : pink balls : green balls = 7 : 3 : 5.
There are 42 yellow balls in the bag.
Work out the total number of balls in the bag.
................................................... [2]
[Total: 2]
14 Alexa, Ben and Chloe own a restaurant.
Alexa, Ben and Chloe share the profits from their restaurant in the ratio 2 : 6 : 7.
One year the restaurant makes a profit of $60 000.
Work out how much each receives.
Alexa = $ ...................................................
Ben = $ ...................................................
Chloe = $ ................................................... [3]
[Total: 3]
15 Share 518 in the ratio 2 : 5.
.............................. , .............................. [2]
[Total: 2]
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16 A box contains 22 coloured pencils.
6 pencils are pink, 9 pencils are blue and 7 pencils are yellow.
Write down the ratio pink pencils : not pink pencils.
Give your answer in its simplest form.
.............................. : .............................. [2]
[Total: 2]
