WORKSHOP

Complete the following exercises in your notebook:

1. Find x, y, z if you have x : y : z = 3 : 5 : 2 ; x + y + z = 50.

2. Find three numbers whose sum is 800 and which are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5.

a b c
3. Determine the value of b if = = AND a + 2b - c =96.
5 7 11
4. Calculate value of x, y , z if: x - y + z = 10 y x : y : z = ½ : 3 : 5/6
x y z
5. If = = =2 find an expression for 2x – y + z
2 3 5
6. It is known that: x : y : z : u = 5 : 4 : 6 : 2 y 6x + 5y - 4z - 5u = 144. Calculate x, y, z and u
7. Calculate x, y, z and u in the following series of ratios:
a ) x : y : z = 3 : 4 : 5,s i x + y + z = 4 8

b) x : y : z = 8 : 5 : 2, si 2x + y + 5z = 93c) x : y : z = 4 : 7 : 10,si x
+ y - z = 5

d) x : y : z : u = 3 : 5 : 7 : 9, si x + y + z - u = 24.

e) x : y : z : u = 1 2 : 1 5 : 1 8 : 2 0 , s i x + y + z + u = 1 9 5

f) x : y : z : u = 3 : 5 : 7 : 9,si 6x + 5y -4z - 5u = 144

8. Calculate x, y, z and u in the following series of ratios:

a) If Find a, m and n knowing that a + m + n = 36.

1 2 3 4
b) If = = = , where m + n + x + y = 14 find m, n, x, y.
m n x y

9. Convert the following systems of ratios into a series of proportions.

a) a : b = 2 : 3
b:c=5:6

b) a : b = 15 : 16
b : c = 10 : 9
c) a : b = 2 : 3
b:c=5:6
c:d=9:8

d) a : b = 4 : 5
b : c = 3 : 10
c:d=1:8

e) a : b = 6 : 7
a:c=8:9
a : d = 12 : 14

f) a : c = 3 : 5
b:d=7:8
 c : d = 15 : 16
10. Form a proportion whose ratios are equal:
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6