Use rates and ratios

Solve a range of problems involving rates and ratios, including distance-time problems for travel at
Real Numbers
a constant speed, with and without digital technologies (VCMNA277)

Understanding
1. Write each of the following as ratios and simplify. 2. Calculate the average speed in each case.

a) $30 to $150 = ___________________________________ a) 120 𝐤𝐤𝐤𝐤 travelled in 2 hours. ________________________

b) 12 𝐤𝐤𝐤𝐤 to 42 𝐤𝐤𝐤𝐤 = ________________________________ b) 300 𝐤𝐤𝐤𝐤 travelled in 3 hours. ________________________

c) 1.25 𝐦𝐦 to 25 𝐦𝐦 = ________________________________ c) 450 𝐤𝐤𝐤𝐤 travelled in 5 hours. ________________________

d) 50 𝐜𝐜𝐜𝐜 to 3.5 𝐦𝐦 = ________________________________ d) 800 𝐤𝐤𝐤𝐤 travelled in 10 hours. ______________________

e) 45 cents to $2.25 = ______________________________ e) 210 𝐤𝐤𝐤𝐤 travelled in 3 hours. ________________________

Fluency
1. Calculate the price per kilo in each case. 2. Split $132 into a ratio of 5: 7
a) Ron bought 5 𝐤𝐤𝐤𝐤 of bananas for $18.75. What was the
price per kilo for the bananas?
3. Split $96 into a ratio of 2: 4: 6

b) Fiona bought 8 𝐤𝐤𝐤𝐤 of potatoes for $33.20. What was the

price per kilo for the potatoes? 4. Split $54 into a ratio of 2: 3: 4

Problem Solving
1. The ratio of petrol to oil for a lawn mower is 3. Redraw the figure below in the space provided if it is to
25: 1. If the capacity of a tank is 52 litres, how be increased by a scale factor of 3.
much petrol and how much oil should you
add?

2. Ultimate Constructions has been employed to

build a concrete footpath. To build the
footpath they need 1470 𝐤𝐤𝐤𝐤 of concrete. If
the ratio of gravel : sand : cement is 3: 2: 1,
how much of each material will they need?

Reasoning
1. Use the table to compare the growth rates of Australia and Indonesia.
b) Calculate the percentage population
2004 2014 increase for each country over the
decade.
Australia 20 million 23 million

Indonesia 221 million 250 million

a) Calculate the population growth rate per year of each c) Which country’s population has increased by the larger
country. percentage over the last 10 years?

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