Express the following rates in the given units.

(a) The price for 8 cans of orange juice is $24. [$/can]

(b) We can exchange £60 for $750. [$/£]
(c) A water pipe discharges 450 L of water in 25 minutes. [L/min]

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(a) The required rate

(b) The required rate

(c) The required rate

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Express the following rates in the given units.

(a) In a typing test, Agnes types 48 words in 45 seconds. [words/min]
(b) A train travels 240 km in 2 hours. [m/s]

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(a) The required rate

(b) The required rate

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A bicycle travels 125 km in hours. Express the speed of the bicycle in the following
units.
(a) km/h
(b) m/s

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(a) The required speed

(b) The required speed

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Jack takes 160 s to run 800 m and Philip takes 250 s to run 1000 m.
(a) Find the running speeds of Jack and Philip.
(b) Who runs faster, Jack or Philip?

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(a) The running speed of Jack

The running speed of Philip

(b) Jack runs faster.

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The speed of a train is 95 km/h. Find the distance travelled by the train in 6 hours.

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The distance travelled

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Andrew reads 30 pages of a book in 15 minutes. Find the number of pages he reads in
40 minutes.

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Andrew’s reading rate

Number of pages that Andrew reads in 40 minutes

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Amy paid $72 000 to rent a flat for years. What is the rent of the flat per month?

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The rent of the flat per month

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It is given that 6 pens cost $27.

(a) Express the cost of the pens in $/pen.
(b) What is the cost for 14 pens?

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(a) The cost of the pens

(b) The cost for 14 pens

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Simplify the following ratios.

(a) 8 : 28
(b) 35 : 15
(c) 16 : 72

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(a) 8 : 28

(b) 35 : 15

(c) 16 : 72

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Simplify the following ratios.

(a)

(b) 3.4 :

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(a)

(b)

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Simplify the following ratios.

(a) 0.24 : 0.52
(b) 7.2 : 4.6

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(a) 0.24 : 0.52

(b) 7.2 : 4.6

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Simplify the following ratios.

(a) 5 m : 40 m
(b) kg : 2 kg
(c) 14 % : 56%

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(a) 5 m : 40 m

(b)

(c)

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Simplify the following ratios.

(a) 20 : 12 : 36
(b) 7 : 28 : 21

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(a) 20 : 12 : 36

(b) 7 : 28 : 21

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Simplify the following ratios.

(a) 24 cm : 40 cm : 32 cm
(b) 300 g : 180 g : 420 g

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(a) 24 cm : 40 cm : 32 cm

(b) 300 g : 180 g : 420 g

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If 5m = 2n, find m : n.

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If , find a : b.

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If , find p : q.

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If a : b : c = 14 : 5 : 20, find the following ratios.

(a) a : b
(b) b : c
(c) a : c

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(a)
(b)

(c)

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Find a : b : c in each of the following.

(a) a : b = 1 : 2, b : c = 2 : 7
(b) a : c = 5 : 4, b : c = 1 : 5

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(a) a : b = 1 : 2
b:c=2:7
∴ a:b:c=

(b) a : c

b:c

∴ a:b:c=

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Find p : q : r in each of the following.

(a) p : q = 2 : 3, q : r = 6 : 7
(b) p : r = 6 : 11, q : r = 3 : 22

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(a) p : q

q:r
 ∴ p:q:r=

(b) p : r

q:r
∴ p : q: r =

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There are 20 members in the chess club and 8 of them are girls. Find the ratio of the
number of boys to that of the girls in the chess club.

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Number of boys

Number of boys : number of girls

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Amy is 12 years old and Billy is 2 years younger than Amy. Find the ratio of Amy’s age
to Billy’s age 3 years ago.

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Billy’s age = (12 – 2) years old = 10 years old
The required ratio

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If 210 stamps are shared between David and Susan in the ratio 2 : 3, find the number of
stamps each person gets.

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Number of stamps that David gets
Number of stamps that Susan gets

Alternative solution
Number of stamps that Susan gets

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In a box of marbles, 34% are red, 24% are blue and the rest are green. Find the ratio of
the number of red marbles : number of blue marbles : number of green marbles.

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The required ratio

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Find the value of x in each of the following.

(a) 20 : x = 110 : 22
(b) 4 : 1 = 2x : 5

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(a) ∵ 20 : x = 110 : 22
∴
(b) ∵ 4 : 1 = 2x : 5

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Find the value of the unknown in each of the following.

(a) 5 : y = 15 : 6
(b) 2 : 9 = $24 : $z
(c) 3b : 32 = 3 : 8

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(a) ∵ 5 : y = 15 : 6
∴

(b) ∵ 2 : 9 = $24 : $z
∴

(c) ∵ 3b : 32 = 3 : 8

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The numbers of boys and girls in a class are in the ratio 8 : 7. If there are 21 girls in the
class, find the number of boys in the class.
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Let x be the number of boys in the class.
From the question, we have

∴ There are 24 boys in the class.

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The prices of a book and a dictionary are in the ratio 3 : 7, and the price of the book is
$160 lower than that of the dictionary. Find the price of the dictionary.

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Let $x be the price of the dictionary, then the price of the book is $(x – 160).
From the question, we have

∴ The price of the dictionary is $280.

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In the figure, △ABC ~ △PQR. Find the value of x.

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∵ The ratios of the corresponding lengths in similar figures are equal.
∴

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In the figure, ABCD and PQRS are two similar quadrilaterals. Find the value of y.

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∵ The ratios of the corresponding lengths in similar figures are equal.

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In the figure, △ABC ~ △ADE. Find x : y.

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∵ The ratios of the corresponding lengths in similar figures are equal.

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For a toy car, a length of 1 cm represents an actual length of 2 m.

(a) Find the scale of the toy car.
(b) If the actual length of the car is 5 m, find the length of the toy car.

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(a) The scale of the toy car

(b) Let x cm be the length of the toy car.

∴ x cm : 5 m = 1 : 200
x cm : 500 cm = 1 : 200

∴ The length of the toy car is 2.5 cm.

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The scale of a map is 1 : 200 000. If the length of a highway on the map is 4 cm, what is
the actual length of the highway?

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Let x cm be the actual length of the highway.
∴

∴ The actual length of the highway is 800 000 cm, i.e. 8 km.
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It is given that the scale of the drawing of a mosquito is 7 : 1. If the actual length of the
mosquito is 0.4 cm, find the length of the mosquito on the drawing.

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Let x cm be the length of the mosquito on the drawing.
∴

∴ The length of the mosquito on the drawing is 2.8 cm.

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The figure shows the floor plan of a bedroom. Find the actual perimeter (in m) and the
actual area (in m2) of the bedroom.

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Let x cm be the actual length of the bedroom.
∴

∴ The actual length of the bedroom is 320 cm, i.e. 3.2 m.

Let y cm be the actual width of the bedroom.

∴

∴ The actual width of the bedroom is 240 cm, i.e. 2.4 m.

The actual perimeter of the bedroom

The actual area of the bedroom

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