Ratio - practice problems - page 3 of 74
Ratio problems are word problems that use ratios to relate the different items in the question. On solving problems and tasks proportionally, we recommend a hint rule of three. Rule of three (proportionality) helps solve examples of direct and inverse proportionality. Three members make it possible to calculate the fourth - unknown member.Number of problems found: 1479
- Sam thinks
Sam thinks the club needs more female members. The club has 66 members. The ratio of male to female club members is 5:1. How many members are female? - Three 232
Three out of eleven working mothers in a major US city have at least one child under the age of Five(5). If there are 2,250 mothers employed in that city, how many have at least one child under the age of five? (round to nearest whole number) - Miloš
Miloš and Martin helped water the new vineyard. They had to carry water from the well in buckets. How did they divide the 20-euro reward if Miloš applied 20 buckets and Martin 30 buckets? - The angles 4
The angles of a triangle are divided into the ratio 126: 213: 312. If the three angles sum to 180°, find the size of each of the three angles.
- Black to brown ratio
In a box, there are 20 pairs of socks, of which 65% are black and the rest are brown. What's the ratio of black and brown socks? - Amy, Cindy
Amy, Cindy, and John shared a sum of money among themselves in the ratio of 5:8:11, respectively. If the money had been divided equally among themselves, Amy would have received an extra $18. (a) Would the amount of money that Cindy received change? Expla - Emu vs. Ostrich
The ostrich and the emu are the two largest birds. An emu is usually 1/2 the size of an ostrich. The sum of their heights is 150 inches. How tall is the average ostrich? - Inheritances
According to a will, the inheritance is to be divided among 2 sons and 1 daughter. The ratio of the amount given to the eldest son to the amount given to the daughter is 2:1 the ratio of the amount given to the youngest son to the amount given to the daug - The 8th
The 8th term of GP is greater than the 5th term, and the 10th term is 10 times the 2nd term find: 1) the common ratio 2) 20th term
- A fruit 3
A fruit market sells mangoes and apricots in a ratio of 3:2. If their sales of mangoes and apricots combined came to 35, how many apricots did they sell? - A group
A group of young men decides to raise ksh 480,000 to start a business. Before the actual payment was made, four members pulled out, and each of the remaining had to pay an additional ksh 20,000. Determine the original number of members. - Map scale
On a map, on a scale of 1:50000, what is the distance in kilometers that 6 cm on the map represents? - A statue
A statue on a shelf is recreated on a computer screen. The actual statue is 14 in. tall and 4 in. wide. The statue on the computer screen is 1.5 in. wide. How tall is the statue on the computer screen? - Share 5
Share 30 oranges between Shola and Ade in the ratio 2:3. Find Shola's share and Ade's share.
- Line slope
What is the slope of the line with points (-1,-3) and (-5, 2)? - Flour to sugar ratio
I need 4 1/5 of flour for every 2/5 cups of sugar. How much sugar do I need for 8 cups of flour? - Ruel cut
Ruel cut the grass on 1/5 of a hectare in an hour. How long will it take him to cut the grass on 3/4 of a hectare? - A blanket
A blanket is 60 inches by 72 inches. If you want to make it 1/3 smaller, what size would it be? - The ratio
At a certain convention, the ratio of men to women is 3 to 8. If there were 352 people there, how many were men?
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