**Ratio and Proportion Exam**

*Total Marks: 25*

**Section A: Understanding Ratios (8 marks)**

1. Define what a ratio is and provide an example. (2 marks)

2. Express the following ratio in its simplest form: 4:8 (2 marks)

3. If the ratio of boys to girls in a class is 3:5, and there are 24 students, how many girls are
there? (2 marks)

4. The sum of two numbers is 15, and their ratio is 2:3. Find the two numbers. (2 marks)

**Section B: Proportions (8 marks)**

5. Solve the following proportion:

( {a}/{4} = {6}/{8} ) (2 marks)

6. If ( {x}/{3} = {9}/{12} ), find the value of ( x ). (2 marks)

7. ( {4}/{5} = {20}/{x}), find the value of \( x \). (2 marks)

8. A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar. If you want to use 6 cups of sugar,
how much flour do you need? (2 marks)
**Section C: Application of Ratios and Proportions (9 marks)**

9. A map has a scale of 1:10,000. If a distance on the map is 5 cm, what is the actual distance
on the ground? (3 marks)

10. If the price of 4 pens is $20, what is the price of 7 pens if they are sold at the same rate? (3
marks)

11. A rectangular field has a length to breadth ratio of 3:2. If the length is 15 meters, find the
breadth. (3 marks)

**Answer Key**

*Section A: Understanding Ratios*

1. A ratio is a way of comparing two or more quantities. Example: 2:3.

2. 1:2

3. Girls: 40

4. Numbers: 6, 9

*Section B: Proportions*

5. a) \(a = 3\)

b) \( x = 4 \)
 5. \( x = 4 \)

6. ( x = 25 )

7. 4 cups

*Section C: Application of Ratios and Proportions*

8. 50,000 cm

9. $35

10. 10 meters