Ratios

1. Given that a : b = 3 : 7, find the

following ratios.
a) b : a
b) a : a + b
c) b a : b
d) 3b : 2a
2. Simplify the following ratios.
a) 4 : 12
b) 63 : 27
c) 25 : 40
d) 8.5 : 3.4
e)

1
2

f)

1
4

:3

1
8

3. Solve the followings:

a) If x : y = 3 : 4 and x = 6, find
the value of y.
b) If p : q = 11 : 9 and p = 165,
find the value of q.
c) If m : n = 7 : 2 and m + n =
36, find the values o m and n.
d) If x : y = 5 : 8 and x + y =
195, find the values of x and
y.
e) If a : b = 13 and a b = 24,
find the values of a and b.
4. Calculate the values of p, q and
r in each of the following.
a) p : q : r = 3 : 1 : 5 and p + q
+ r =36
b) p : q : r = 3 : 5 : 7 and p + q
+ r =300
5. RM 165 is divided into three
people in the ratio 2 : 4 : 5. Find
the value of the biggest share in
RM.
6. If RM 288 is shared among
three people in the ration 1 : 3 :
5, find the difference in RM
between the largest and the
smallest share.
7. In a test, the marks obtained by
Mariam, Nathan and Othman
are in the ratio 3 : 8 : 5. If
Nathan obtained 27 marks more

than Othman, find the total

marks of the three students.
8. The volumes of water in 3
containers are in the ratio 12 : 7
: 8. The largest container has
660 ml of water. find the
difference in volume between
the largest container and the
smallest container.
9. 200 pieces of stamps are to be
divided among Rosli, Siva and
Tang. The stamps received by
Rosli and Siva are in the ratio
2 : 3 , whereas the stamps
received by Rosli and Tang are
in the ratio 3 : 5. How many
stamps does each person
receive?
10.The lengths of the sides of a
triangle are in the ratio 4 : 5 : 6.
If the perimeter is 135 cm, find
the lengths of the sides.
11.The ratio of teachers to
students in a school is 3 : 38. If
the total number of teachers
and students is 492, find the
number of students in the
school.
12.A box contains 36 marbles. 16
marbles are red, 12 are green
and the rest are yellow.
Calculate the ratio of green
marbles to yellow marbles.

Rates
1. 5 kg o sugar costs RM 7.50.
what is the cost of 12 kg of
sugar?
2. A car uses 15 litres of petrol to
travel 180 km. Find the distance
travelled by the same car on 20
litres of petrol.
3. If apples are sold at RM 8 for 12,
find the number of apples Mary
can buy with RM 72.
4. A sealing machine can seal 8
tins in 10 seconds. How many

tins can the machine seal in 5

minutes?
5. Three identical chairs cost RM
160.50. Find the cost of 9 such
chairs.

6. Kelvin can wash 17 bottles in 6

minutes. How many bottles can
Kelvin wash in 18 minutes?