RATIO PROBLEMS
1
2
Find each portion when you share $12 in the ratio:
a
1:2
b
3:1
c
1:5
d
5:7
e
3:5
f
2:3
Divide each of the following amounts into the given ratio.
a
2.5 hours in the ratio 7 : 8
(Hint: Convert to minutes.)
b
1.5 kg in the ratio 7 : 3
3
The ratio of cordial to water in a drink is 3 : 7. How much cordial and water do you need to make
2 litres of drink?
4
For every 5 adult monkeys in a zoo there are 4 infant monkeys. Of the 72 monkeys altogether, how
many adults are there?
5
Melvin works 8 hours each day. His time is split between the records and the legal departments.
He is meant to spend twice as much time with legal as he is with records. How much time should
he spend in each department?