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5.02 Equivalent and simplified ratios

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Equivalent and simplified ratios
1

The following table shows the ratio of dogs to cats:

a

Complete the table of equivalent ratios.

b

If there are 270 dogs, how many cats would there be?

c

Simplify the ratio of the number of dogs to cats from part (b).

DogstoCats
9:5
18:10
27:
45:
:50
2

Complete the following equivalent ratios:

a

⬚:8 = 1:5

b

⬚:3 = 5:2

c

⬚:2 = 48:16

d

⬚:30 = 4:1

e

⬚:6 = 7:8

f

9:4 = ⬚:5

g

7:4 = ⬚:22

h

7:9 = 88:⬚

i
9:8 = ⬚:32
j
⬚:5 = 132:60
k
0.4:⬚ = 10:28
l
1.8:3 = 27:⬚
3

Simplify the following ratios:

a
4:10
b
8:4
c
20:40
d
100:2000
e
10:20
f
15:40
g
18:22
h
36:48
i
16:24
j

45:35

k

35:5

l

450:350

4

Simplify the following ratios:

a

\dfrac {1}{2}:3

b

\dfrac {2}{3}:\dfrac {1}{2}

c

\dfrac {2}{9}:5

d

\dfrac {9}{8}:\dfrac {5}{8}

e

\dfrac {6}{7}:\dfrac {8}{11}

f

\dfrac {3}{4}:\dfrac {7}{12}

g

\dfrac {2}{5}:\dfrac {3}{4}

h

\dfrac {9}{10}:\dfrac {2}{5}

i

5\dfrac {2}{5}:6

j

1\dfrac {5}{7}: 1\dfrac {9}{11}

k

1\dfrac {2}{9}:3

l

2\dfrac {1}{3}: 1\dfrac {8}{9}

5

Simplify the following ratios:

a

7:6.3

b

1.5:2.4

c

0.5:2.25

d

2.4:3.9

e

2.8:1.6

f

0.4:2.08

g

\$0.60:\$2.00

h

\$5.20:\$9.50

6

Write the following as simplified ratios:

a

\$8.20 to \$11.60

b

540\text{c} to \$3.00

c

5.4\text{ km} to 420\text{ m}

d

120\text{ cm} to 5.1\text{ m}

e

11 years to 28 months

f

20 days to 5 weeks

Applications
7

Tricia and Luigi invest money into a business in the ratio 4:9. If Tricia has invested \$2400, how much has Luigi invested?

8

The ratio of students to teachers competing in a charity race is 9:4. If 54 students take part in the race, how many teachers are there?

9

Two kinds of pine trees, Bristlecone and Aleppo, are planted in rows. In each row the ratio of Bristlecone to Aleppo is 10:9. Altogether, 600 Bristlecone pine trees are planted. How many Aleppo pines are planted?

10

At a sporting event, the ratio of security guards to spectators is 1:120. If 8400 spectators attend the event, how many security guards will be required?

11

A painter wants to create a certain colour by mixing two different colours of paint, Vespa and Nitro, in the ratio 4:1. He uses 4 \text{ L} of the Nitro colour.

a

How many litres of the Vespa colour must he use?

b

How many litres of paint will he have altogether once the two colours are combined?

12

Hermione is making a patterned lid for a wooden box. She knows that for every \dfrac {3}{5} \text{ m} of mahogony she will need 70 \text{ cm} of oak.

a

She states the ratio of mahogony to oak as \dfrac {3}{5} : 70. Explain why this ratio is incorrect.

b

Write the ratio of mahogony to oak using fractions.

c

Simplify this ratio.

d

How many metres of mahogony would Hermione need if she wants to use 14 \text{ m} of oak?

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