Multiple Choice - Circle the letter of the correct answer.

(25 marks)
1. What percent represents a ratio of 8 to 50?
A) 8% B) 16% C) 42% D) 58%
2. Sarah bought bananas, apples and pears. The ratio of bananas to apples was 3 to 5 and the ratio of apples to
pears was 4 to 2. She bought 12 bananas. How many pears did she buy?
A) 10 B) 12 C) 20 D) 42
3. Shawn bakes 2000 bagels in an 8-hour work day. On the average, how many bagels does he bake in a half-
hour?
A) 125 bagels B) 250 bagels C) 8 000 bagels D) 16 000 bagels
4. If the Student Council has 36 members and the ratio of girls to boys is 4:5, then the number of boys on the
student council is:
A) 5 B) 9 C) 16 D) 20
5. The drawing below show two similar triangles. What is the length of side x?
6 cm

X
9
cm 1.2 cm

A) 0.8 cm B) 1.8 cm C) 4.2 cm D) 13.8 cm

6. On a map, a 600 Km distance is represented by a 7.5 cm line. Using the same scale, a distance of 280 km
would be represented by a line of length
A) 2.1 cm B) 3.5 cm C) 16.1 cm D) 80 cm
7. A car travels at 14 m/s. How long does it take to travel 10.5 km?
A) 48 s B) 750 s C) 147 s D) 45 mins.
8. A map is drawn to a scale of 1 : 33 000. Two points on the map are 2.7 cm apart. What is the actual
distance between the points?
A) 122 m B) 89 100m C) 12 222 m D) 891 m
9. Which team has the best record?
A) The Canadiens: 17 wins in 26 games. C) The Maple Leafs: 21 wins in 30 games.
B) The Canucks: 14 wins in 21 games. D) The Senators: 15 wins in 22 games.
10. Which ratio is equivalent to 14 : 20?
A) 14.20 : 1 B) 0.7 : 1 C) 1 : 0.7 D) 1.4 : 1
11. Which ratio is equivalent to 10 : 15 : 20?
A) 2 : 3 : 5 B) 5 : 10 : 15 C) 1 : 2 : 3 D) 20 : 25 : 30

12. It takes one hour to drive 80 km. How far can you drive in 20 minutes at that speed?
A) 20 km B) 25 km C) 27 km D) 30 km
13. What is the missing term in the following ratio 15 : 9 = 5 : ___?
A) 2 B) 3 C) 7.5 D) 9
14. The ratio of girls to boys in a school is 2 : 3. The school has 270 girls. How many boys are there?
A) 135 B) 180 C) 270 D) 405
15. The ratio of boys to girls on the “green team” is 2 : 3. Which MUST be true?
A) There are 3 times as many girls as boys.
B) There are twice as many boys as girls.
C) The number of people on the team is a multiple of 3.
D) The number of people on the team is a multiple of 5.