Ratio C grade questions

Name: …………………………………….. Date……………………………..

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Question 1

Three teams A, B and C run a race.

The race is 3 ½ miles.

One person in each team runs part of the 3 ½ miles.

The other person runs the rest of the race.

Information about how far each member of a team runs in the boxes below.

Team A: Team B: Team C:

Alex and Brian and Chris and
Anna Betty Charis

Alex and Brian and Chris runs the

Anna each Betty run first 1 15 Charis
run an equal distances in runs the rest
distance the ratio 3:4

(a) Work out the distance Alex runs.

..................... miles

(b) Work out the distance Betty runs.

..................... miles

(c) Work out the distance Charis runs.

..................... miles

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Question 2

A shop has a sale of skirts and blouses.

In the sale there are a total of 120 skirts and blouses.

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Blouses are to be sold at a price of £9.00 plus VAT at 17 2 %.
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(a) What is the cost of buying one shirt, including the 17 2 % VAT?

£………………….
The skirts and blouses are in the ratio 2 : 3.

(b) Work out the number of skirts.

…………………….
(c) Calculate the percentage that are skirts.

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Question 3

Bob shares £180 between his two children Phil and Dave.
The ratio of Phil's share to Dave's share is 5:4.

(a) Work out how much each child is given.

Phil then gives 10% of his share to Dave.

(b) Work out the percentage of the £180 that Dave now has.

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Question 4

Ahmed, Brenda and Cleo share the total cost of a holiday in the ratio 5 : 4 : 3.
Ahmed pays £295.

(a) Work out the total cost of the holiday.

£ ..................

(b) Work out how much Cleo pays.

£ ..................

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Question 5

Tariq and Mohamed share £5400 in the ratio 5:4.

Work out how much each of them receives.

Tracey £ .......................

Wayne £ .......................
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Question 6

Bill gave his three daughters a total of £32.40

The money was shared in the ratio 4:3:2.

Jane had the largest share.

Work out how much money Bill gave to Jane.

£ ....................

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Question 7

Derek, Erica and Fred share £108 in the ratio 3:4:2

Calculate the amount of money Erica gets.

£ ............................

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Question 8

Ann and Bob shared £240 in the ratio 3:5

Ann gave a half of her share to Colin.

Bob gave a tenth of his share to Colin.

What fraction of the £240 did Colin receive?

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