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Exercise 11.1 Using ratios

Question 1
Write 40 ∶ 35 in its simplest form.

....... : .......

Question 2
Write 5 ∶ 90 in the form 𝑛 ∶ 1.

....... : .......

Question 3
There are boys and girls in a class in the ratio 1 ∶ 10

What fraction of the pupils are boys?

Question 4
There are boys and girls in a class in the ratio 9 ∶ 1

What percentage of the pupils are girls?

………………………… %

Question 5
There are 48 people in a restaurant.

Half of the people in the restaurant are women.

The number of women in the restaurant is 3 times the number of men in the restaurant.

The rest of the people in the restaurant are children.

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Find the ratio of the number of children in the restaurant to the number of women in the
restaurant.

Give your answer in its simplest form.

....... : .......

Question 6
Given that 3𝑦 = 5𝑥, find the ratio 𝑥: 𝑦

....... : .......

Question 7
A bag contains 28 balls.
The ratio of red to blue balls is 3 ∶ 1

Find how many red and blue balls there are.

………………………… red balls

………………………… blue balls

Question 8
Share £42 in the ratio 6 ∶ 7 ∶ 1

£ …………………………

£ …………………………

£ …………………………

Question 9
Tara, Sam and Katie share a sum of money in the ratio 11 ∶ 4 ∶ 13

Katie got £260.

How much did Tara receive?

£ …………………………

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Question 10
There are black, white and yellow counters in a bag in the ratio 18 ∶ 9 ∶ 16

There are 4 more black counters than yellow counters.

How many white counters are there?

………………………… counters

Question 11
Given that 𝑥 : 𝑦 = 1 ∶ 44 and that 𝑦 : 𝑧 = 11 ∶ 10, find the ratio 𝑥 : 𝑦 : 𝑧

Give your ratio in its simplest form with integer parts.

....... : ....... : .......

Question 12
A shelf contains only blue, purple and pink pots of paint.
The ratio of blue pots of paint to purple pots of paint is 1 ∶ 9.
The ratio of purple pots of paint to pink pots of paint is 1 ∶ 10.

Calculate the percentage of pots of paint that are pink.

………………………… %

Question 13
A pencil case contains pens, pencils and crayons.

The ratio of pens to pencils is 6𝑛 ∶ 1.

The ratio of pencils to crayons is 7 ∶ 5𝑛.

Work out the ratio of pens to crayons.

Give your answer in its simplest form.

....... : .......

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Question 14
In a box,

number of blue buttons : purple buttons = 3 ∶ 2

number of purple buttons : green buttons = 1 ∶ 1

There are 3 blue buttons in the box.

Work out the number of green buttons in the box.

…………………………

Question 15
In a school,

The ratio of Year 7 to Year 8 to Year 9 is 4 ∶ 3 ∶ 5

The ratio of Year 9 to Year 10 to Year 11 is 2 ∶ 2 ∶ 7

Find the ratio Year 7 : Year 11

Give your ratio in its simplest form.

....... : .......

Question 16
A bag contains jellies, mints and toffees.

The ratio of jellies to mints is 3 ∶ 2.

The ratio of mints to toffees is 1 ∶ 3.

There are more than 37 sweets in the bag.

Find the least possible number of toffees in the bag.

…………………………

Question 17
The points 𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶 and 𝐷 lie in order on a straight line.

𝐴𝐵 ∶ 𝐵𝐷 = 7 ∶ 13
𝐴𝐶 ∶ 𝐶𝐷 = 3 ∶ 2

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Work out 𝐴𝐵 ∶ 𝐵𝐶 ∶ 𝐶𝐷

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Question 18
Blue shapes and red shapes are used in a game.
Some of the shapes are circles.
All the other shapes are squares.

The ratio of circles to squares is 4 ∶ 3

The ratio of blue circles to red circles is 5 ∶ 4

Work out the fraction of shapes that are blue circles.

Question 19
Blue shapes and red shapes are used in a game.
Some of the shapes are triangles.
All of the other shapes are hexagons.

The ratio of the number of blue shapes to the number of red shapes is 1 ∶ 3
The ratio of the number of blue triangles to the number of blue hexagons is 1 ∶ 1
The ratio of the number of red triangles to the number of red hexagons is 2 ∶ 1

Work out what fraction of all the shapes are triangles.

Question 20
𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 and 𝑑 are integers with no common factors.

𝑎 = 3𝑏

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7
𝑐 = 4
𝑑

5𝑎 = 4𝑑

Find 𝑎: 𝑏: 𝑐: 𝑑

....... : ....... : ....... : .......

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Mark scheme
Question 1
8: 7

The highest number that goes in 40 and 35 is 5.

40 35
40 ∶ 35 = 5 ∶ 5
= 8∶ 7
Question 2
1
18
:1

You need to divide both part by 90.

5 90
5 ∶ 90 = 90
∶ 90
1
= 18
∶ 1

Question 3
1
0 11

The total number of parts in the ratio is 11 and there is 1 part for the boys, so the fraction
1
is 11

Question 4
10%

The total number of parts in the ratio is 10 and there is 1 part for the girls, so the fraction is
1
10

1 1 × 10
10
= 10 × 10
10
= 100
= 10%

Question 5
2: 3

➀ Work out the number of women in the restaurant.

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Women = 48 ÷ 2 = 24

➁ Work out the number of men in the restaurant.

Men = 24 ÷ 3 = 8

➂ Work out the number of children in the restaurant.

Children = 48 − (24 + 8)
= 48 − 32
= 16

➃ Write the ratio of the number of children to the number of women.

16: 24

➄ Put the ratio into its simplest form.

16: 24
16 24
= 8:8
= 2: 3
Question 6
3: 5

3𝑦 = 5𝑥
3 𝑥
5
= 𝑦
∴ 𝑥: 𝑦 = 3 ∶ 5

Question 7
21red balls
7blue balls

There are 3 + 1 = 4 parts in the ratio.

Therefore one part in the ratio corresponds to 28 ÷ 4 = 7 of the amount to share.

The final ratio becomes 3 × 7: 1 × 7 which is equal to 21: 7

Question 8
£18
£21
£3

There are 6 + 7 + 1 = 14 parts in the ratio.

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Therefore one part in the ratio corresponds to 42 ÷ 14 = 3 of the amount to share.

The final ratio becomes 6 × 3: 7 × 3: 1 × 3 which is equal to 18: 21: 3

Question 9
£220

£260 corresponds to 13 parts in the ratio.

260
Therefore 1 part in the ratio is 13
= £20

Therefore Tara got 20 × 11 = £ 220

Question 10
18 counters

4 counters corresponds to 18 − 16 = 2 parts in the ratio.

4
Therefore 1 part in the ratio is 2 = 2 counters

Therefore the number of white counters is 2 × 9 = 18

Question 11
1: 44: 40

➀ Put the information into a table.

𝐱 𝐲 𝐳
1 44
11 10

➁ Multiply the second row by 4 to make the values for 𝑦 equal.

𝐱 𝐲 𝐳
1 44
44 40

➂ Find the combined ratio.

𝑥 : 𝑦 : 𝑧 = 1 ∶ 44 ∶ 40

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Question 12
90%

➀ Put the information into a table.

Blue Purple Pink

1 9
1 10

➁ Multiply the second row by 9 to make the values for purple equal.

Blue Purple Pink

1 9
9 90

➂ Find the combined ratio.

blue ∶ purple ∶ pink = 1 ∶ 9 ∶ 90

➃ Write down the fraction of pink and then convert to a percentage.

90
= 1 + 9 + 90
90
= 100
= 90% of the pots of paint are pink

Question 13
42: 5

➀ Put the information into a table.

Pens Pencils Crayons

6𝑛 1
7 5𝑛

➁ Multiply the first row by 7 to make the values for pencils equal.

Pens Pencils Crayons

42𝑛 7

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7 5𝑛

➂ Write down the ratio of pens to crayons and simplify.

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Question 14
2

➀ Put the information into a table.

Blue Purple Green

3 2
1 1

➁ Multiply the second row by 2 to make the values for purple equal.

Blue Purple Green

3 2
2 2

➂ Find the combined ratio.

blue ∶ purple ∶ green = 3 ∶ 2 ∶ 2

➃ Use the ratio and number of blue buttons to find the number of green buttons.

Blue buttons: 3
One share: 3 ÷ 3 = 1
Green buttons: 1 × 2 = 2
Question 15
8: 35

➀ Put the information into a table.

Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11

4 3 5
2 2 7

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➁ Multiply the first row by 2 and the second row by 5 to make the values for Year 9 equal.

Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11

8 6 10
10 10 35

➂ Find the ratio of Year 7 : Year 11.

Year 7 : Year 11 = 8 ∶ 35

Question 16
24

➀ Put the information into a table.

Jellies Mints Toffees

3 2
1 3

➁ Multiply the second row by 2 to make the values for mints equal.

Jellies Mints Toffees

3 2
2 6

➂ Find the combined ratio.

jellies ∶ mints ∶ toffees = 3 ∶ 2 ∶ 6

➃ Find the amount one share would be worth if the total was 37.

37 ÷ 11 = 3.364

➄ As there are more than 37 sweets we round our answer up and then multiply to find the
number of toffees .

6 × 4 = 24 toffees

Question 17
7: 5: 8

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➀ Draw a sketch of the line.

➁ Find the total parts for each ratio.

𝐴𝐵 ∶ 𝐵𝐷 → 7 + 13 = 20 parts
𝐴𝐶 ∶ 𝐶𝐷 → 3 + 2 = 5 parts

➂ Multiply 𝐴𝐶 ∶ 𝐶𝐷 by 4 to make the total parts equal.

𝐴𝐶 ∶ 𝐶𝐷 = 3 ∶ 2
𝐴𝐶 ∶ 𝐶𝐷 = 12 ∶ 8
= 20 parts

➃ Update the diagram, and calculate 𝐵𝐶.

𝐵𝐶 = 𝐴𝐶 − 𝐴𝐵
= 12 − 7
= 5

➄ Write down the ratio 𝐴𝐵 ∶ 𝐵𝐶 ∶ 𝐶𝐷

𝐴𝐵 ∶ 𝐵𝐶 ∶ 𝐶𝐷 = 7 ∶ 5 ∶ 8

Question 18
20
63

➀ Write down the fraction of circles.

4
7

➁ Write down the fraction of circles that are blue.

5
9

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➂ Multiply to get the fraction of shapes that are blue squares.

4 5 20
7
× 9
= 63

Question 19
5
8

➀ Work out the fraction of shapes that are blue triangles.

1 1 1
4
× 2
= 8

➁ Work out the fraction of shapes that are red triangles.

3 2 6 1
4
× 3
= 12
= 2

➂ Add to get the fraction of all the shapes that are triangles.
1 1
= 8
+ 2
1 4
= 8
+ 8
5
= 8

Question 20
48: 16: 105: 60

➀ Put each proportion in a table.

𝐚 𝐛 𝐜 𝐝
3 1
7 4
4 5

➁ Equate the column for 𝑎 by multiplying line 1 by 4 and line 3 by 3.

𝐚 𝐛 𝐜 𝐝
12 4
7 4
12 15

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➂ Equate the column for 𝑑 by multiplying line 2 by 15 and the other lines by 4.

𝐚 𝐛 𝐜 𝐝
48 16
105 60
48 60

➃ Combine into a single ratio.

𝑎: 𝑏: 𝑐: 𝑑 = 48 ∶ 16 ∶ 105 ∶ 60

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