ratio l : m = 4 : 13?

Tuition Drill
Form 2 Chapter 5 : Ratios,
Rates & Proportions I
Objective Questions
1.

Which of the following statements is correct?

A
The ratio of 3l to 2 700 ml is 1 : 900.
B
The ratio of 28 C to 97 F is 28 : 97.
C
The ratio of 21 days to 2 weeks is 3 : 2.
D
The ratio of 1 hour to 40 minutes is 2 : 3.

2.

All the following are correct except

A
4 kg : 8 kg = 1 : 2
B
5 km : 2 500 m = 2 : 1
C
30 cm : 0.4 m = 75 : 4
D
800 kg : 1 tonne = 4 : 5

3.

Which of the following is correct?

A
27 : 36 = 4 : 3
2
B
:6=2:9
3
C
3.2 : 4.8 = 3 : 5
D
1.5 : 4 = 3 : 8

4.

Which of the following pairs of ratios are

equivalent ratios?
A
84 : 36 and 77 : 33
B
63 : 49 and 18 : 12
C
7 : 28 and 13 : 42
D
9 : 15 and 25 : 35

5.

6.

A
B
C
D
8.

The diagram shows four rectangles P, Q, R and S.

Which of the following pairs of the rectangles
shows that the length is proportional to its width?
A
P and Q
B
P and R
C
R and S
D
Q and S

9.

Which of the following shows that the quantities x

and y are proportional?

A
D

Which of the following ratios is not equivalent to

the ratio 4 : 9?
A
20 : 45
1 1
B
:
4 9
C
32 : 72
D
60 : 135
The ratio that is not related to the ratio x : y = 11 : 5
is
A
x : x + y = 11 : 16
B
xy:y=6:5
C
x + y : y = 5 : 16
D
xy:x+y=3:8

AC

10.

15

16

30

12

20

10

20

24

32

45

75

18

24

35

65

20

22

D
Which of the following ratios is related to the

In the table, x is proportional to y. The value of p is

C
7.

m : l = 3 : 14
l :lm=4:9
l + m : l m = 17 : 9
l : m + l = 4 : 17

1
2
1
25
2
26

10

11.

A car took 2 hours to travel a distance of 150 km. If

the distance travelled is proportional to the time,
then the distance, in km, travelled by the car in 5
hours is
A
225
B
275
C
345
D
375

12.

A new paint requires the mixture of 1 part of green

paint, 2 parts of yellow paint and 5 parts of white
paint. What is the volume, in litres, of yellow paint
needed to paint a house by using 70 litres of the
new paint?
1
A
17
2
1
B
26
4
C
35
3
D
43
4

13.

14.

17.

"

"

#
A
B
C
D

108
134
142
180

18.

The ratio of the length to the width of a rectangle is

5 : 2. If the width is 28 cm, then the length, in cm,
of the rectangle is
A
56
B
60
C
70
D
84

Class 2B has 20 female students. The ratio of the

number of female students to the number of male
students is 4 : 3. Find the total number of students
in the class.
A
30
B
35
C
40
D
42

19.

If m : n = 3 : 8 and m + n = 33, then

A
m = 3 and n = 30
B
m = 9 and n = 24
C
m = 24 and n = 9
D
m = 30 and n = 3

Which of the following ratios is an equivalent ratio

to 4 : 6 : 9?
A
20 : 30 : 40
B
24 : 36 : 45
C
28 : 42 : 63
D
30 : 48 : 63

20.

The ratio that is not an equivalent ratio to 6 : 8 : 9

is
2
1
A
:3:2
3
2
2
B
2:2 :3
3
1
C
3:4:4
2
1
1
D
1:1 :1
3
2

21.

Which of the following is a related ratio to

x : y : z = 3 : 8 : 14?

15.

It is given that x : y = 17 : 14 and x y = 18. The

value of x + y =
A
180
B
186
C
192
D
198

16.

If r : s = 12 : 7 and r s = 235, then the value of r is

A
456
B
465
C
546
D
564

A
B
C
D

y : y + z = 4 : 11
x:yz =1:2
x + y : x y = 11 : 5
y : x + y + z = 8 : 23

22.

It is given that u : 10 : v = 5 : 2 : 4. What are the

values of u and v?
A
u = 15 and v = 30
B
u = 20 and v = 25
C
u = 25 and v = 20
D
u = 30 and v = 15

23.

If k : l : m = 14 : 3 : 9 and k l = 209, then the

value of k + l + m =
A
428
B
494
C
498
D
508

24.

Given that x : y = 5 : 4 and y : z = 3 : 2.

The ratio x : y : z =
A
10 : 8 : 5
B
12 : 8 : 3
C
15 : 12 : 7
D
15 : 12 : 8

25.

Which of the following is not correct?

A
B
C
D

p:q
1:3
2:3
4:1
3:5

q:r
3:7
2:3
5:4
3:4

p:q :r
1:3:7
4:6:9
20 : 5 : 4
9 : 20 : 15

26.

If f : h = 6 : 5 and h : g = 4 : 1, then the value of g

when f = 96 is
A
20
B
24.2
C
28.8
D
40

27.

Given that a : b : c = 9 : 4 : 6 and a + b + c = 133.

The value of 3b a is
A
18
B
21
C
26
D
32

28.

The masses of three packets of sugar X , Y and Z are

in the ratio 6 : 13 : 5. The difference in masses
between packet Y and packet Z is 270 g. The total
mass, in g , of the three packets of sugar is
A
750
B
780
C
810
D
840

29.

Mr Wong wants to divide a piece of land with an

area of 38 hectares to his three children Kien Hoe,
Kien Joo and Kien Wah according to the ratio
5 : 3 : 2. The land area, in hectare, received by
Kien Joo is
A
7.8
B
10.4
C
11.4
D
14

30.

The prices of a refrigerator, a sewing machine and a

washing machine are according to the ratio 5 : 3 : 8.
If the price of a refrigerator is RM340 more
expensive than a sewing machine, then the price,
in RM, of a washing machine is
A
680
B
1 020
C
1 360
D
1 700