Year 7 Worksheet 18: Ratios and Proportions
Activity 1: Ratios
1. Simplify the ratio 24:36.
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2. Write the ratio of 4 apples to 3 oranges.
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3. In a class, the ratio of boys to girls is 5:7. If there are 35 boys, how many girls are there?
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4. The ratio of the number of red marbles to blue marbles in a box is 3:5. If there are 24
blue marbles, how many red marbles are there?
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5. Express the ratio of 15 to 45 in its simplest form.
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6. A recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar for every 3 cups of flour. How many cups of sugar are
needed if 9 cups of flour are used?
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7. If the ratio of dogs to cats in a pet shop is 4:9, how many cats are there if there are 36
dogs?
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8. Simplify the ratio 18:54.
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9. In a bag, the ratio of green balls to yellow balls is 7:8. If there are 56 green
balls, how many yellow balls are there?
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10. If the ratio of boys to girls in a school is 3:4, and there are 300 boys, how many girls are
there?
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Activity 2: Proportions
1. Solve the proportion: 3/x = 9/27
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2. Solve for x: 5/x = 15/30
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3. If 4 pencils cost $12, how much will 10 pencils cost?
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4. Solve for x: 7/21 = x/63
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5. If 5 meters of fabric costs $20, how much would 8 meters cost?
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6. Solve the proportion: 2/5 = x/25
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7. If 6 apples cost $3, how much will 15 apples cost?
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8. Solve for x: 4/x = 20/25
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9. If 3 books cost $9, how much would 7 books cost?
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10. Solve the proportion: x/8 = 12/24
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Answer Key
Activity 1
1. 2:3
2. 4:3
3. 49 girls
4. 18 red marbles
5. 1:3
6. 6 cups of sugar
7. 9 cats
8. 1:3
9. 49 yellow balls
10. 400 girls
Activity 2
1. x = 9
2. x = 10
3. $30
4. x = 21
5. $32
6. x = 10
7. $7.50
8. x = 15
9. $21
10. x = 4
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