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    Name: ___________________________

    GCSE (1 – 9)

    Ratio Problems 2

    Instructions

    • Use black ink or ball-point pen.


    • Answer all questions.
    • Answer the questions in the spaces provided
    – there may be more space than you need.
    • Diagrams are NOT accurately drawn, unless otherwise indicated.
    • You must show all your working out.

    Information

    • The marks for each question are shown in brackets


    – use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.

    Advice

    • Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.


    • Keep an eye on the time.
    • Try to answer every question.
    • Check your answers if you have time at the end

    mathsgenie.co.uk
    1 The ratio of dogs to cats is 5:3
    The ratio of fish to dogs is 6:1

    Find the ratio of cats to fish.


    Give your answer in its simplest form.

    …..........................
    (Total for question 1 is 2 marks)

    2 Given that a:b = 4:5 and b:c = 3:2

    Find the ratio a:b:c


    Give your answer in its simplest form.

    ….............….......................................
    (Total for question 2 is 2 marks)
    3 Alfie, Bertie and Charlie share £66.
    The amount Alfie and Bertie get is in the ratio 9:5
    The amount Bertie and Charlie get is in the ratio 2:1

    How much does Alfie get?

    £…..........................
    (Total for question 3 is 3 marks)

    4 Dylan, Eli and Fabian share some sweets.


    The amount of sweets Dylan gets to the amount of sweets Eli gets is in the ratio 7:3
    The amount Dylan gets to the amount Fabian gets is in the ratio 4:5

    Given Fabian gets 21 more sweets than Dylan.

    Work out how many sweets Eli gets.

    ….............….......................................
    (Total for question 4 is 3 marks)
    5 Given that a:b = 3:7 and a:c = 4:3

    Find the ratio a:b:c


    Give your answer in its simplest form.

    …............…........................................
    (Total for question 5 is 2 marks)

    6 Given that a:c = 1:6 and b:c = 2:5

    Find the ratio a:b:c


    Give your answer in its simplest form.

    …..........…..........................................
    (Total for question 6 is 2 marks)
    7 There are red sweets, blue sweets and green sweets in a bag.
    The ratio of red sweets to sweets that are not red is 2:3
    The ratio of green sweets to sweets that are not green is 6:19

    Work out the ratio of red sweets to blue sweets to green sweets.

    …....................................................
    (Total for question 7 is 3 marks)

    8 A football team plays some games in a season. Each game was a win, a draw or a loss.

    The ratio of the games they won to the games they did not win was 9:7
    The ratio of games they lost to games they did not lose was 1:7.

    Given the team played less than 50 games, work out the highest amount of games they could have won.

    ….............….......................................
    (Total for question 8 is 2 marks)
    9 The points A, B, C and D lie in order on a straight line.

    AB:BD = 2:5 and AC:CD = 4:7

    Find AB:BC:CD

    …...….................................................
    (Total for question 9 is 3 marks)

    10 The points A, B, C and D lie in order on a straight line.

    AB:BD = 3:5 and AC:CD = 5:6

    Find AB:BC:CD

    …............…........................................
    (Total for question 10 is 3 marks)
    11 Andy and Bruce share some sweets in the ratio 9:4.
    Andy gets A sweets
    Bruce gets B sweets

    Carla and David share the same amount of sweets as Andy and Bruce.
    They share their sweets in the ratio 5:2.

    Carla gets C sweets


    David gets D sweets

    Find A:B:C:D

    ……....................................................
    (Total for question 11 is 3 marks)

    12 A and B are in the ratio 5:1


    C and D are in the ratio 2:3

    Given: A + B = 2(C + D)

    Find A:B:C:D

    …......…..............................................
    (Total for question 12 is 3 marks)
    13 Glen and Harper share some money in the ratio 5:2.
    Glen gets £G
    Harper gets £H

    India and Jade share the same amount of money as Glen and Harper.
    They share their money in the ratio 4:7.

    India gets £I
    Jade gets £J

    Find G:H:I:J

    ……....................................................
    (Total for question 13 is 3 marks)

    14 A and B are in the ratio 4:3


    C and D are in the ratio 1:5

    Given: 3(A + B) = C + D

    Find A:B:C:D

    …......…..............................................
    (Total for question 14 is 3 marks)

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