Topic Test: Ratios and Rates
Name: ________________________
Ratios:
1. 1
What is the ratio of bananas to strawberries? 5:3
2. 2
What is the ratio of:
a) shaded squares to non-shaded squares? 8:4
b) shaded squares to all squares? 8:12
3. Simplify these ratios: 5
a. 10 : 2 5:1
b. 4 : 20 1:5
c) $30 : $100 3:10
d) 4 hours : 1 day 4
e) 50 cents : $3 1:6
4. Write down two ratios that simplify to give the answer 5:2. 2
20:8 30:12
5. 1
Shade the diagram so that the ratio of shaded to unshaded rectangles is 1:3.
6. The scale on a map is 1:400. 3
400
a) Complete: 1cm: _______cm
4
1cm: _______m
b) I measured a length of 2.5cm on the map. What real distance does this represent?
1000 cm or 10 m
7. $80 is to be shared between two girls in the ratio 3:2. 3
a. How many equal shares are needed altogether? 5 equal shares
b. How much will each girl receive?
Girl 1: $48
Girl 2: $32
8. A model town has a scale ratio of 1 : 4000. 2
Find the actual length, in metres, of a street that has a scaled length of 7 cm.
9. Divide 60 kg in the ratio of 5 : 7. 2
25 kg and 35 kg
10 Share $180 in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 4. 2
$40, $60, $80
11. The ratio of boys to girls in Year 8 is 5 : 6. If there are 72 girls in Year 8, what is the total 2
number of students in the year level?
132 students in Yr 8
Rates
Simplifying a rate (Example).
A girl ran 40 metres in 5 seconds (40m/5sec).
This mean that she ran at a rate of 8 m/sec.
12. Write each of the following as a rate in its simplest form: 3
a) I drank 300mL in 6 minutes
50
= ______𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚/𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚
b) I earned $60 for 3 hours work
20 / hr
= $______
c) My heart beat 360 times in 5 minutes
72
= ________ times / min
13. Write the following as simplified rates. 3
a) $110 𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓 4 ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 $27.50/ hr
b) $48.60 𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓 9 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 $5.40/ kg
c) $175 for 7 hours $25/ hr
14. Mia drove at a speed of 85 km/hr. 1
How far will Mia travel in 4 hours, if she continues to drive at this speed?
340 km in 4hrs
15. A tap that was left on dripped at a rate of 5ml per second (5mL/sec). 3
a) How much water will be wasted if the tap is left on for 20 seconds?
100 mL
b) How much water will be wasted if the tap is left on for 10 minutes?
3000 mL/ 10 mins
16. Devanshi travelled a distance of 288km in 4 hours. 3
a) What is Devanshi’s speed in km/h? 72 km/ hr
b) How far will she travel in 7 hours at this speed? 504 km/ 7 hrs
c) How long will it take her to travel 180km at this speed? 2.5 hrs
17. If Yalda earns $72 for 4 hours work, how much will she earn for working 6 hours at the 2
same rate?
$108
18 A caterpillar eats 4 leaves in 2 hours. How long will it take the 2
caterpillar to eat 10 leaves at this rate? 5 leaves
19. Ice Cream is sold in two different size containers: 2
2 litres for $8 or 4 litres for $15.
Work out which size represents the best buy.
Option 2 is the better buy
20 In a donut shop, Rashika bought 6 single donuts for $9.00. Ashpreet bought 4 of the 2
same donuts. How much did 4 donuts cost?
$6
21. Tessa ran at a speed of 6 metres per second (6m/sec). She wanted to know how many 3
kilometres per hour (km/hr) this was.
Complete the steps below to help her find out.
360
6m/sec = ___________________ m/min
21,600
= ___________________ m/hr
21.6
= ____________________ km/h
22 Breakfast cereal comes in two different sized boxes. 3
400 grams for $4.80 or 750 grams for $9.20.
a) Work out which size represents the best buy. Option 1 is the better buy
b) What is one non-cost based reason why people may choose to buy the smaller box
instead of a big box of cereal?
They might not need a bigger sized box or they might not be able to afford it.
23 Donna calculates that her car has used 24 L of petrol to travel the 288 km trip from 3
Sydney to Canberra.
a What is the fuel economy, in kilometres per litre, of Donna’s car?
12 km/L
b The petrol tank in Donna’s car has a capacity of 50 L. How far can Donna
travel on a full tank of petrol?
600 km
c How much petrol will Donna use if she travels 96 km?
