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Year 8 Mathematics

Ratio and Rates Practice Test 1


Name__________________________

1 A sample of mixed nuts contains 5 cashews, 12 peanuts and 2 macadamia nuts.


Write down:
a the ratio of cashews to peanuts to macadamias

b the ratio of cashews to the total number of nuts

c the ratio of peanuts to other nuts

2 Complete each pair of equivalent ratios.


a 4 : 9 = 16 : ☐ b 30 : 15 = ☐ : 5

3 Simplify the following ratios.


a 7 : 21 b 450 : 200

4 Simplify the following ratios.

3 1 1 1
a : b 2 :1
5 2 3 4

5 First change the quantities to the same unit, and then express each pair of quantities
as a ratio in simplest form.
a 4 mm to 2 cm b 25 minutes to 2 hours

6 Divide 54 m in a ratio of 4 : 5.

7 Divide $300 in the ratio of 2 : 1 : 3.

8 The ratio of boys to girls at SUM College is 2 : 3. If there are 246 boys at the College, how
many students attend SUM College?
ANSWERS
1 a) 5 : 12 : 2 b) 5 : 19 c) 12 : 7

2 a) 36 b) 10

3 a) 1 : 3 b) 9 : 4

4 a) 6 : 5 b) 28 : 15

5 a) 1 : 5 b) 5 : 24

6 24 m and 30 m

7 $100 : $50 : $150

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