Ratio and Proportion Worksheet-1

Ratio & Proportion Worksheet-1

1. If the denominator of a ratio is 1, it is a _______ rate.

(a) simple rate                              (b) Proportion

(c) Unit                                           (d) Ratio

2. Express the following ratio as a unit rate.

Rs. 1.14 for half dozen bananas.

(a) Rs. 6.84 per banana              (b) Rs. 0.19 per banana

(c) Rs. 0.12 per banana              (d) Rs. 0.14 per banana

3. Express 42:189 as a fraction in the simple form.

(a)                    (b)                   (c)                    (d)

4. A ratio is a comparision of two numbers by _____.

(a) addition                                    (b) subtraction

(c) multiplication                         (d) division

5. Which is same as 7:1?

(a) 63 : 9            (b) 1 : 7               (c) 6 : 42            (d) 6 : 45

6. A school spent Rs. 3,315 to buy 85 desks for its students. Find the cost per desk.

(a) Rs. 49           (b) Rs. 39          (c) Rs. 56           (d) Rs. 28

7. Which of these ratios are proportions?

(a)        (b)       (c)        (d)

8. In a survey, 36 out of 80 employees of a company plan to donate for the City Firefighters Association. About how many employees were planning to donate, if the company has 1200 employees?

(a) 350               (b) 540               (c) 800               (d) 640

9. A pack of printer papers contain 60 papers in it and costs Rs. 3.60. How much 180 printer papers will cost?

(a) Rs. 7.20       (b) Rs. 12           (c) Rs. 9.60       (d) Rs. 10.80

10. Which one is the best buy?

(a) Rs. 8.88 for 12 rolls of paper towel

(b) Rs. 6.40 for 5 rolls of paper towel

(c) Rs. 12.64 for 16 rolls of paper towel

(d) Rs. 9.45 for 15 rolls of paper towel.

Answer Key:

(1)-(c); (2)-(b); (3)-(c); (4)-(d); (5)-(a); (6)-(b); (7)-(c); (8)-(b); (9)-(d); (10)-(d)