Simplifying ratios

Classwork 7.1

1. Express each of these ratios in its simplest form.

a) 6 ∶ 18 b) 15 ∶ 20 c) 12 ∶ 30 d) 21 ∶ 12 e) 70 ∶ 50 f) 36 ∶ 27

g) 12 ∶ 15 ∶ 6 h) 49 ∶ 63 ∶ 14 i) 32 ∶ 16 ∶ 8 j) 125 ∶ 65 ∶ 75 k) 26 ∶ 65 ∶ 91

l) 96 ∶ 36 ∶ 120 ∶ 60

2. In a classroom there are 32 coloured balls.

16 of them are yellow, 10 of them are green and the rest are red.
What is the ratio of yellow balls to green balls to red balls?
Give your answer in its simplest form.

3. Write each of these ratios of quantities in its simplest form. (Remember that you must
always express both parts in a common unit before you simplify.)

a) 75 cm : 2 m b) 3 kg : 250 g c) 1.5 l : 450 ml d) 50 minutes : 1 hour

e) 1.25 kg : 500 g f) 75 cents : $2 g) 3 weeks : 9 days h) 2 kg : 4.5 kg : 1250 g

i) 350 mm : 75 cm : 1 m

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4. Jane took 2 " hours to walk between two villages.
Philip took 75 minutes to do the same walk.
Write down the ratio of their times. Give your answer in its simplest form.

5. Ariana, Sunil and Sharon shared a sum of money in the ratio 5 ∶ 3 ∶ 2.

What fraction did they each receive?