Foundation worksheet

10:03 Ratio problems

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Examples
1 Simplify each ratio.
a 5 : 20 (÷ 5) b 24 : 16 (÷ 8) c 40 : 50 (÷ 10)
= 1:4 = 3:2 = 4:5
2 Duncan and his sister Hannah have lollies in the ratio 1 : 4. If Duncan has 13 lollies, how
many does Hannah have?
Hannah has 4 × Duncan
= 4 × 13
= 52 lollies

Exercise
1 Simplify each ratio.
a 4:2 b 20 : 30 c 9 : 12 d 15 : 5 e 6 : 10
f 4 : 18 g 16 : 20 h 6 : 30 i 18 : 9 j 30 : 21
k 8 : 14 l 60 : 50 m 25 : 35 n 20 : 80 o 16 : 12
p 22 : 33 q 6 : 26 r 12 : 32 s 24 : 10 t 8 : 80
u 28 : 4 v 14 : 20 w 9 : 24 x 9 : 72 y 25 : 20
2 A map has a scale of 1 : 1000. Two places are 1 cm apart on the map. What is the distance
between these places?
3 The ratio of blonde to brown-haired students in Year 8 is 1 : 3. If there are 25 blondes, how
many students have brown hair?
4 Holly and Brianna shared their father’s record collection in the ratio 5 : 1. If Brianna took
36 records, how many did Holly take?
5 A drink uses cordial and water mixed in the ratio 1 : 15. How much cordial should be mixed
with 300 mL of water?
6 Paul and Jenny share the driving on a holiday in the ratio 2 : 1. If Paul drives for 280 km, how
far should Jenny drive?

Fun spot 10:03 | Why do tigers eat raw meat?

Simplify each fraction. Match the letters with the answers.
A --6- 5
B -----
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8
C -----
- E 4
------ H 10
------
9
K -----
-
9 10 20 12 12 15
3 4 6 9 8 2
N ------ O ------ S ------ T ------ U ------ Y ------
18 20 14 30 10 20

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1-
-- 1
--- 2 2 4 3 1 3 5 1 1 2 2 1 3- 2 1- 1 3
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2 3 5 3 5 7 3 10 6 3 10 5 3 6 10 5 5 5 5