Math 9 · Unit 11: Ratio and proportion · Cambridge Lower Secondary Maths Stage 9

Questions

1. 1. Franco uses flour and butter in the ratio 2 : 1. He uses 250 g of flour. How much butter does he use?

   • 125 g
   • 83 g
   • 250 g
   • 500 g
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2. 2. Franco uses flour and butter in the ratio 2 : 1. He uses 250 g of flour. What is the total mass of flour and butter?

   • 250 g
   • 375 g
   • 500 g
   • 750 g
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3. 3. A drink has pineapple and peach juice in the ratio 4 : 3. There is 450 mL of peach juice. How much pineapple juice is there?

   • 1050 mL
   • 150 mL
   • 337.5 mL
   • 600 mL
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4. 4. A drink has pineapple and peach juice in the ratio 4 : 3. There is 450 mL of peach juice. How much juice is there altogether?

   • 1050 mL
   • 600 mL
   • 1350 mL
   • 787.5 mL
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5. 5. Tina and Kim share money in the ratio 5 : 2. Tina gets $65. How much do they share?

   • $130
   • $67
   • $91
   • $26
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6. 6. Abdul, Benji and Caen share a bill in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3. Benji pays $24. How much do Abdul and Caen pay?

   • Abdul $12, Caen $48
   • Abdul $24, Caen $72
   • Abdul $8, Caen $24
   • Abdul $12, Caen $36
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7. 7. Abdul, Benji and Caen share a bill in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3. Benji pays $24. What is the total bill?

   • $144
   • $36
   • $72
   • $48
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8. 8. Ahmad and Alicia share sweets in the ratio 2 : 3. Ahmad gets 14. How many does Alicia get?

   • 35
   • 9
   • 28
   • 21
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9. 9. Ahmad and Alicia share sweets in the ratio 2 : 3. Ahmad gets 14. How many sweets do they share?

   • 70
   • 28
   • 21
   • 35
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10. 10. A pie has onions and broccoli in the ratio 5 : 3. There are 300 g of onions. What mass of broccoli is there?

    • 180 g
    • 100 g
    • 480 g
    • 500 g
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11. 11. A pie has onions and broccoli in the ratio 5 : 3. There are 300 g of onions. What is the total mass of vegetables?

    • 800 g
    • 480 g
    • 500 g
    • 180 g
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12. 12. Three children share pens in the ratio 2 : 5 : 8. The child with the most gets 24. How many do the other two get?

    • 6 and 21
    • 3 and 8
    • 9 and 18
    • 6 and 15
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13. 13. Three children share pens in the ratio 2 : 5 : 8. The child with the most gets 24. How many pens do they share?

    • 120
    • 45
    • 39
    • 30
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14. 14. This is part of Rohan's homework. What mistakes has he made?

    • He used 4 parts for travel instead of 5, but his 15 parts is right.
    • There is no mistake.
    • He used 4 parts for travel instead of 5, and 4 + 7 + 5 is 16, not 15.
    • He used 7 parts for travel instead of 5.
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15. 15. This is part of Rohan's homework. How much does Sion spend altogether?

    • $120
    • $128
    • $80
    • $150
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16. 16. Bikka mixes blue, yellow and red paint in the ratio 2 : 5 : 6. He uses 250 mL of yellow. How much brown paint does he make?

    • 500 mL
    • 650 mL
    • 1300 mL
    • 750 mL
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17. 17. Zosia and Abie share money in the ratio 4 : 5. Abie gets $15 more than Zosia. How much do they share?

    • $135
    • $60
    • $75
    • $45
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18. 18. Zosia and Abie share money in the ratio 4 : 5. Abie gets $15 more than Zosia. How much does each get?

    • Zosia $60, Abie $75
    • Zosia $15, Abie $30
    • Zosia $64, Abie $79
    • Zosia $45, Abie $60
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19. 19. Two numbers are in the ratio 3 : 4. One of them is 12. What are the two possible values of the other number?

    • 9 only
    • 16 or 9
    • 16 only
    • 15 or 8
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20. 20. Mia makes a drink of ice cream, grape juice and ginger ale in the ratio 1 : 4 : 5. She has 2250 mL of grape juice and 2750 mL of ginger ale. How much grape juice does she use?

    • 2000 mL
    • 2250 mL
    • 2200 mL
    • 2750 mL
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