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Ratio, Scale and Proportion

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  • If a car travels 300 km in 3 hours, what is the ratio of kilometers to hours? 100:1
    3:300
    1:100
    300:3
  • If 3 kg of flour is needed for 12 cakes, how many kg of flour are needed for 4 cakes? 1 kg
    4 kg
    3 kg
    2 kg
  • In a proportion, if a/b = c/d, and a = 8, b = 4, c = 2, what is the value of d? 1
    2
    8
    4
  • The ratio of dogs to cats in a pet shop is 5:3. If there are 40 animals in total, how many dogs are there? 25 dogs
    30 dogs
    10 dogs
    15 dogs
  • A bag contains black and white marbles in the ratio of 2:3. If there are 10 black marbles, how many white marbles are there? 15 white marbles
    10 white marbles
    20 white marbles
    5 white marbles
  • A scale drawing of a building is made with a scale of 1:100. If the height of the drawing is 0.5 m, what is the actual height of the building? 50 m
    100 m
    5 m
    10 m
  • A map uses a scale of 1 cm to 100 km. How far apart are two cities if the distance between them on the map is 3 cm? 300 km
    100 km
    3 km
    30 km
  • If the ratio of the width to the length of a rectangle is 1:2 and the length is 20 cm, what is the width? 10 cm
    20 cm
    40 cm
    5 cm
  • If there are 4 apples for every 6 oranges in a fruit basket, what is the ratio of apples to oranges? 2:3
    3:4
    1:2
    4:6
  • A drawing uses a scale of 1 inch to 3 feet. If a wall in the drawing is 2 inches long, how long is the actual wall? 6 feet
    3 feet
    9 feet
    12 feet
  • A photograph is enlarged to twice its original width and height. What is the ratio of the area of the enlarged photo to the original? 4:1
    2:1
    1:4
    1:2
  • To maintain a balanced diet, the ratio of fruits to vegetables should be 3:4. If you eat 12 fruits, how many vegetables should you eat? 16 vegetables
    8 vegetables
    12 vegetables
    9 vegetables
  • In a recipe, the ratio of cups of flour to cups of sugar is 2:1. If you use 4 cups of flour, how many cups of sugar do you need? 2 cups
    3 cups
    1 cup
    4 cups
  • A rectangle has a length of 10 cm and a width of 5 cm. What is the ratio of the width to the area of the rectangle? 1:10
    1:2
    1:20
    1:50
  • For every 5 red beads, there are 15 blue beads. What is the ratio of red beads to the total number of beads? 1:3
    1:4
    2:5
    3:4
  • In a class, the ratio of students wearing glasses to those not wearing glasses is 1:4. If there are 20 students in the class, how many are wearing glasses? 4 students
    15 students
    5 students
    10 students
  • The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 3:2. If there are 15 boys, how many girls are there? 10 girls
    20 girls
    15 girls
    5 girls
  • A model airplane has a wingspan of 18 cm. If the actual airplane has a wingspan of 36 metres, what is the scale of the model? 1:20
    1:3
    1:18
    1:54
  • A scale model of a car is made at a scale of 1:24. If the actual car is 4.8 meters long, how long is the model? 20 cm
    200 cm
    24 cm
    2 cm
  • A mixture requires a ratio of water to cement of 3:1. If you have 9 liters of water, how much cement do you need? 3 liters
    6 liters
    9 liters
    12 liters