P6Ratio
P6Ratio
Section A ( 6 marks)
Questions 1 to 6 carry 1 mark each. For each question, four options are given.
Choose the correct answer and write its number in the brackets provided.
(A) 5:6:4
(B) 4:5:3
(C) 7:8:5
(D) 10 : 12 : 8
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(A) 4:9
(B) 6:9
( C ) 8 : 14
( D ) 10 : 18
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3. What is the ratio of the number of spoons to the number of forks to the
number of knives?
(A) 1:3:2
(B) 1:2:3
(C) 2:3:1
(D) 2:1:3
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(A) 1:2
( B ) 1 : 200
( C ) 1 : 20
( D ) 1 : 2 000
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5. There are 3 boys to every 5 girls. What is the ratio of the number of girls to
the total number of children?
(A) 3:5
(B) 5:3
(C) 3:8
(D) 5:8
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Section B ( 10 marks)
Questions 6 to 10 carry 2 marks each. Write your answers in the spaces
provided.
6. Nicole is 25 years old. Her mother is 55 years old. Express Nicole’s mother’s
age as a fraction of Nicole’s age.
Answer ________________
7. Jane weighs 60 kg. Her sister is 12 kg heavier. Find the ratio of Jane's weight
to her sister's weight. Express your answer in the simplest form.
Answer: _________________ kg
8. There are 1 000 men and women at a party. 300 of them are women. What is
the ratio of the number of men to the number of women at the party?
Answer: _________________
9. Alice and Ben donated some money to charity in the ratio of 4 : 9. If Alice
donated $36, what was the total amount they donated?
Answer: $_________________
10. Jack bought 6 apples, 27 pears and 33 mangoes. He ate 3 pears and gave away
3 mangoes. What is the ratio of the numbers of apples to the numbers of
pears to the numbers of mangoes now?
Answer: ____________
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