Ratio and Proportion MCQs (Mathematics)
Ratio and Proportion MCQs (Mathematics)
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1: Review: Percent means out of.
A. 1,000
B. 1
C. 10
D. 100
2: A gardening magazine suggested that a good mix for a flower bed is 20 pails of clay dirt, 15 pails of sand, and 5 pails of manure. Express this in lowest terms.
A. 10:7:3
B. 4:3:2
C. 4:3:1
D. 20:15:5
3: Determine whether the change is an increase or decrease. Then obtain the percent of increase or decrease. Round the answer to the nearest whole percent. old 78 years new: 114 years
A. 44.15% increase
B. 49.15% decrease
C. 46.15% increase
4: Five kids in our class of 10 students were given a reward for good behaviors. What percent of children received a reward?
A. 75 %
B. 25 %
C. 50 %
D. 100 %
5: A stackable CD rack holds 25 CDs and costs $4. Charlie has a collection of 150 CDs. How much will it cost him to buy enough racks to hold all of his CDs?
A. $25
B. $4
C. $150
D. $24
6: Aram estimates that he needs 120 pails of soil for his new flower bed. How many pails of manure will he need?
A. 1
B. 5
C. 10
D. 15
7: Jim found out that after working for 9 months he had earned 6 days of vacation time. How many days will he have earned after working for two years?
A. 16 days of vacation time
B. 36 days of vacation time
C. 20 days of vacation time
8: Bobby has a bag full of marbles that he keeps in his room. He has 35 red marbles and 25 green marbles. Find the ratio of red marbles to green marbles, and put it in its simplest form.
A. 7 to 5
B. 5 to 7
C. 35:25
9: Which answer demonstrates the distributive property?
A. 5 • (6 • x) = 6 • (x • 5)
B. 3 + x = x + 3
C. 4(x + 3) = 4x + 12
10: If Marks and Spencer sell a chicken salad for £4.25. It costs the company £1 to make each salad. What is the gross profit from selling 5 salads?
A. £5.00
B. £21.25
C. £16.25
11: Susan found a bag of 20 golf balls at a garage sale, and bought the bag for 75 cents. Express the ratio of cost to number of balls in lowest terms.
A. 20:75
B. 75:20
C. 4:15
D. 15:4
12: Comparing two different variables:
A. Miles to gallons, sandwiches to people, etc.
B. Unit
C. Rate
D. Ratio
E. Proportion
13: In 1990, Mary's height was 61 cm. In 2000, she grew to 130 cm. Find the percent increase in Mary's height.
A. 13% increase
B. 113% increase
C. 50% increase
14: Shawna reduced the size of a rectangle to a height of 2 in. What is the new width if it was originally 24 in wide and 12 in tall?
A. 4 inches
B. 6 inches
C. 1 inch
15: Solve for x: -2x + 6 ≤ 20
A. X ≥ -7
B. X ≤ -7
C. X ≥ 7
16: Marks and Spencer would like to sell its customers to pay as quickly as possible
A. True
B. False
17: Marks and Spencer is a large UK retailer. What does it sell?
A. Houses
B. Cars
C. Food, furniture and clothes
D. Televisions, computers and other electronic goods
18: Which ratio is equivalent to 3:4?
A. 9:12
B. None of these
C. 12:9
D. 6:12
19: Finding how much ONE quantity would be:
A. (per gallon, per ounce, per person)
B. Proportion
C. Unit rate
D. Unit
E. Ratio
20: There are 15 pairs of pants in my closet. 9 of those pants are jeans. What is the percentage of jeans in my closet?
A. 15 %
B. 9 %
C. 60 %
D. 100 %
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