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Test: Ratios and proportions

Dynamic tasks on simplifying ratios, solving proportions and direct proportion word problems.

Question qty: 10
Duration in minutes: 15
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Sample questions

  • Find x: a/b = x/d.
  • A recipe for a servings needs b g of an ingredient. How many grams are needed for c servings?
  • a identical items cost €b. How much will c such items cost?
  • The quantities in the table are directly proportional. Find the missing value. lentele
  • One item costs €a. How much will b such items cost?
  • A box contains a red and b blue balls. What is the ratio of red balls to blue balls?
  • On a map, 1 cm represents a km. What is the real distance if it measures b cm on the map?
  • Simplify the ratio a:b.

Ratios and proportions

A ratio a : b compares two quantities by division. Simplify it by dividing both terms by the same number. A proportion states that two ratios are equal.

Solving a proportion

If a/b = c/d, then ad = bc. Directly proportional quantities increase or decrease by the same factor. In word problems, compare corresponding quantities in a consistent order.