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Mathematics Grade 7

1. A man earns $3500 a month.

a. If the ratio of his expenditure to his income is 2 : 5, what is his expenditure?

b. What is the ratio of his savings to his income?

2. A sum of $24 000 is divided into three shares in the ratio 3 : 5 : 7. Find the largest share.

3. The lengths of the sides of a triangle are in the ratio 4 : 5 : 6. If the perimeter is 45cm,
find the length of the sides.

4. Yuan earns $2500 and spends $1750 a month. Find the ratio of
a. His income to his expenditure

b. His savings to his income

5. The ratio of the sale price to the original price is 4 : 5. Find

a. The sale price if the original price is $25

b. The original price if the sale price is $1.20

6. A piece of wood is cut into three pieces A, B and C in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5. If C is longer
than B by 8cm. Find the length of the wood

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7. Find the largest share when 18.9 kg is divided in the ratio 2
: 4
: 8