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Ratios for Year 11 VCE General mathematics
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Write the following as a simplified ratio.There are 12 dogs and 3 cats.
Write the following as a simplified ratio.
There are 12 dogs and 3 cats.
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What is the simplified form of the ratio 24:36?
What is the simplified form of the ratio 24:36?
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If 5x = 4y, what is the ratio x:y?
If 5x = 4y, what is the ratio x:y?
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The ratio of red to blue marbles is 3:5. If there are 15 red marbles, how many blue?
The ratio of red to blue marbles is 3:5. If there are 15 red marbles, how many blue?
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In a class, the ratio of girls to boys is 2:3. If there are 18 boys, how many girls?
In a class, the ratio of girls to boys is 2:3. If there are 18 boys, how many girls?
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2004 Exam 1 Question 1 (Number Patterns and Applications)Harriet, Joshua and Ali share a bag of lollies in the ratio 5 : 3 : 2. Ali gets six lollies.The total number of lollies in the bag is:
2004 Exam 1 Question 1 (Number Patterns and Applications)
Harriet, Joshua and Ali share a bag of lollies in the ratio 5 : 3 : 2. Ali gets six lollies.
The total number of lollies in the bag is:
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2002 Exam 2 Question 2 (Number Patterns and Applications)In the island world of Mysteria there is a race of powerful wizards. In the island’s Wiz Academy young boys and girls study Spell-ing where they learn spells, Potions where they learn secret magic mixtures and Mathemagic where the mystery of numbers is revealed.In the subject Potions students learn to make a mixture which improves their athletic skills on the dance floor. This recipe calls for 3 parts by weight of dragonscale to 2 parts by weight of dogwort and 4 parts by weight of honey. How much dogwort is needed to make 27 grams of this mixture?
2002 Exam 2 Question 2 (Number Patterns and Applications)
In the island world of Mysteria there is a race of powerful wizards. In the island’s Wiz Academy young boys and girls study Spell-ing where they learn spells, Potions where they learn secret magic mixtures and Mathemagic where the mystery of numbers is revealed.
In the subject Potions students learn to make a mixture which improves their athletic skills on the dance floor. This recipe calls for 3 parts by weight of dragonscale to 2 parts by weight of dogwort and 4 parts by weight of honey. How much dogwort is needed to make 27 grams of this mixture?
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Jim is baking a cake. The ratio of mL of milk to the number of eggs to grams of sugar is: 120: 1: 100. He wants to make 3 batches of the mixture and has the following available: 500mL of milk, 3 eggs and a quarter of a kilo of sugar. Is there enough ingredients? Explain you answer by showing the correct ratios.
Jim is baking a cake. The ratio of mL of milk to the number of eggs to grams of sugar is: 120: 1: 100. He wants to make 3 batches of the mixture and has the following available: 500mL of milk, 3 eggs and a quarter of a kilo of sugar. Is there enough ingredients? Explain you answer by showing the correct ratios.