2. October 22, 2009
Determine the value of x if .
Determine the value of x if 9:7 = x:42.
a. 7 b. 21 c. 27 d. 54
a. 9 b. 14 c. 18 d. 32
3. October 22, 2009
A normal deck of playing cards has 52 cards in four suits (clubs, diamonds,
hearts, and spades) of 13 cards each. Two of the suits are black and two of the
suits are red. The ratio of red cards to the whole deck is
a. 1:1 b. 1:2 c. 2:3 d. 2:4
4. October 22, 2009
Four students are running for student council president. Of 30 students polled, 15
chose Mike, 3 chose Patricia, 6 chose Brian, and the rest chose Karen. What is the
ratio of votes for girls to votes for boys in the student council election? Express
the ratio in lowest terms.
a. 3:7 b. 7:3 c. 15:6 d. 21:9
5. October 22, 2009
Eric is able to stop 85% of the shots on goal. If he faces 27 shots on goal, how
many goals would likely be scored on him?
a. 3 b. 4 c. 9 d. 15
6. October 22, 2009
A stable has 39 horses available for trail rides. Of these horses, 26 are all brown, 8
are mainly white, and the rest are black. Express in lowest terms the ratio of
brown horses to mainly white horses to black horses.
a. 13:4:2 b. 13:4:5 c. 26:8:5 d. 39:26:8
7. October 22, 2009
A rapid transit train has 39 passengers on it as it starts its run. At the first stop 12
passengers get off and 18 passengers get on. What is the ratio of the number of
passengers who were on the train as it arrived in the first station to the number
who were on the train when it left the first station? Express your answer in lowest
terms.
a. 2:3 b. 13:15c. 18:12d. 27:39
8. October 22, 2009
A picture frame has a width to length ratio of 5:7. If the width of the photo is 9
cm, the length of the photo is
a. 11 cm b. 12.6 cm c. 14 cm d.16 cm
9. October 22, 2009
A change purse contains two loonies, six quarters, seven dimes, four nickels, and five pennies. Compare the dimes to the pennies using a ratio.
a. 2:3 b. 3:2 c. 4:5 d. 7:5
10. October 22, 2009
A survey of students in the school found that 144 had Motorola cell phones, 60 had Sony phones,
48 had Nokia phones, and 36 had LG phones.
What percent of all of the phones were Motorola?
a. 14.4% b. 25% c. 50% d. 77%
11. October 22, 2009
Identify the missing number to make an equivalent fraction: .
_________________________
12. October 22, 2009
In a group of 84 students surveyed, the ratio of student preference is
seven oatmeal eaters to four granola eaters to three toasted O eaters.
Of the 84 students, how many prefer oatmeal?
_________________________
Of the 84 students, how many prefer granola?
_________________________
What percent (to one decimal place) of the group prefers toasted O’s?
_________________________
14. October 22, 2009
You have a bag with one white ball, six red balls, eight green balls, and three
purple balls. In lowest terms, what is the ratio of red balls to the whole bag of
balls?
15. October 22, 2009
Use the data in the table below to determine which sports teams have equivalent scored by to scored against ratios.
Team
Scored by
Scored Against
Baseball Team A
10
8
Basketball Team A
115
92
Hockey Team A
6
4
16. October 22, 2009
In a student election Carol gets 60% of the votes. If there were 485 votes cast,
how many votes did Carol get?
