Ratio Multiple Choice Topic Test

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Ratio Multiple Choice Topic Test

Test your understanding of ratio with this ten question, self-marking multiple choice exercise.
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Here are 10 Ratio multiple choice questions written by people from around the world while using the main Pentransum activity. You can earn a Transum Trophy for answering at least 9 of them correctly.

1. Sophie has three times as many stickers as Max. Together, they have 64 stickers. How many stickers does Max have?

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This question was suggested by Isla M, Australia

2. If Dan and Don share $48 in the ratio 5:1 how much more than Don will Dan receive?

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3. On a map a road is shown as 9 centimetres long, which represents a distance of 4.5 kilometres. What does one centimetre on the map represent?

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This question was suggested by Matthew, London

4. Toby needs 6 boxes of brownie mix to serve 50 people. How many does he need to serve 75 people?

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This question was suggested by Suzy, North Carolina, USA

5. Tommy and Joe both collect football stickers. For every 5 stickers Tommy has Joe has 2. If Tommy has 4500 stickers how much more does he have than Joe?

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This question was suggested by Jasmine and Sam, England

6. Three children, aged 9, 11 and 12 recieve a Christmas present of $128 from a rich aunt. They are told to divide the money between them in proportion to their ages. How much money does the second oldest child recieve?

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This question was suggested by Caleb M, Kimihia Primary School, Huntly, New Zealand

7. Express the relationship between 2.5 metres and 50 centimetres as a ratio.

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8. If Jim earned twice as much as Jack did. Altogether they earned £60. How much did Jack earn?

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9. Milly likes her coffee made with water and milk in the ratio 4:5. During a week Milly will drink a total of four and a half litres of coffee. How much more milk than water is in the coffee she drinks.

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10. Mary and Paul share £300 between them in the ratio 3:2. Mary then gives half of her money to Connor and Paul gives one tenth of his money to Mary. How much money does Mary now have?

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This question was suggested by E Pilcher, Skegness Academy

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Try your best to answer the questions above. Choose one of the five possible answers. When you have finished click the "check" button. If you have any questions wrong, do your best to do corrections but if there is anything you don't understand, please ask your teacher for help.

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