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Unit Test - Ratios, Rates and Proportions

Mathematics 8

1 – Not reached 2 – Minimal 3 - Good 4 - Excellent

The student has not The student demonstrated The student demonstrated
The student has
demonstrated an a good understanding of an excellent understanding
demonstrated a basic
understanding of expectations at this level. of expectations at this level.
understanding of
expectations at this level.
expectations at this level.

Level 1

1. What is the ratio 84:21 in lowest terms?

A) 4:1 C) 3:1

B) 8:2 D) 84:21

2. Write an equivalent ratio to the following ratios:

a) 5:10 = ____:____

b) 3:4 = ____:____

3. Write an equivalent fraction to the following:

a) ¼ = b) ⅖ =

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Level 2

4. Use these coins to help you answer the following questions.

a) What is the ratio of quarters (25c) to dimes (10c)?

b) What is the ratio of loonies (1.00) : total coins?

c) What is the rate of loonies to dimes (10c) to quarters (25c)?

d) Identify two equivalent ratios for the answer in part a).

f) What fraction of the coins are quarters (25c)?

5. Choose which answer expresses 8 pies for 12 people as a unit rate.

A) 8 pies / 12 people C) 1 pies / 1.5 people

B) 2 pies / 3 people D) pie / person

6. 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. Use a three-term
ratio to compare the numbers for the three most popular phones. Express your
answer in lowest terms.

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Level 3

7. The ratio of Monica’s coloured pencils to Hisam’s coloured pencils is 3 : 5. If

Harry has 40 coloured pencils how many coloured pencils does Monica have?
A) 16
B) 21
C) 24
D) 32

8. A photo has a width to length ratio of 2:3. If the width of the photo is 4.8 cm, the
length of the photo is

A) 3.2 cm C) 7.2 cm

B) 5.6 cm D) 14.4 cm

9. Determine the unit rate in each situation.

a) A cruise ship plans 21 808 meals for 376 passengers.

b) A pitcher allows 126 earned runs in 28 games.

c) A sprinter travels 200 m in 25 s.

10. Eve is shopping for soup. Her favorite brands are on sale. Brand A is priced
$8.96 for 8 cans. Brand B is priced $11.89 for 12 cans. Calculate the unit price to
find the better buy. Show your work.

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11. The food bank provides 28 cans of soup, 12 packages of pasta, and 15 cans of
vegetables in each food basket. If there are 336 packages of pasta, how many
cans of soup and vegetables will be needed to make food baskets?
A) 392 cans of soup and 210 cans of vegetables
B) 728 cans of soup and 390 cans of vegetables
C) 784 cans of soup and 420 cans of vegetables
D) 1568 cans of soup and 840 cans of vegetables

Level 4

12. At noon, the end of Laura’s shadow matches the end of the school’s flagpole
shadow. If she is 1.60 m tall, how tall is the flagpole? Give your answer to the
nearest centimeter (two decimal places).

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13. A package of blueberries costs $3.99. How many packages of blueberries can
you buy if you have $15.25? Show your work.

14. Ian made an enlargement of the rectangle below using a multiplier of 2.5. What
is the area of the rectangle in the enlargement?

Great job 🙂

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