FORM 2 MATHEMATICS

Chapter 1 Rates, Ratios and Proportions

Selected Challenging Questions for Enrichment

SOLUTION

1. (a) 2. (a)

(b)

(b) Note that 285 minutes = 4.75 hours

Let x hour the time taken for the train to travel from B to C
Then the time taken to travel from A to B is (4.75 – x) hours

Then 3. (a)
120(4.75 − 𝑥) + 150𝑥 = 645
570 − 120𝑥 + 150𝑥 = 645
30𝑥 = 75
𝑥 = 2.5

The train took 2.5 hours to travel from B to C.

3. (b) 5. (a)

(b)

4. (a)

6. Let the original number of girls be 3k and the original number of

boys be 5k, where 𝑘 ≠ 0.
(3𝑘 + 4): (5𝑘 + 4) = 2: 3
3𝑘 + 4 2
=
5𝑘 + 4 3
(b) Let x = 5k and y = k, where 𝑘 ≠ 0. 9𝑘 + 12 = 10𝑘 + 8
As given 2𝑥 − 5𝑦 = 8 𝑘=4
2(5𝑘) − 5𝑘 = 8
5𝑘 = 8 Originally there are 3 × 4 = 12 girls and 5 × 4 = 20 boys in the
𝑘 = 1.6 classroom.

Therefore, x = 5 × 1.6 = 8 and 𝑦 = 1.6

7. (a) 8. (b)

9. (a) $2.1 / g = $2100 / kg

(b)

(b)

8. (a)

10. (a) 2:x=6:1

2 6
=
𝑥 1
6𝑥 = 2
1
𝑥=
3
10.(b) 11. (b)

12. (a)
(c)

(b)

(c)

11.(a)
13. 14. (b)

15. (a)

14.(a)
15.(a) 16. Let the number of days needed to finish the job by A individually
be x.
Then the number of days needed to finish the job by B
individually will be 2x

1 1 1
+ =
𝑥 2𝑥 6
3 1
=
2𝑥 6
𝑥=9

If worker A finishes the job individually, 9 days are needed.

(b)