Examples with solutions for Ratio, Proportion and Scale
Exercise #1
In a box there are 28 balls, 41 of which are orange.
How many orange balls are there in the box in total?
Video Solution
Step-by-Step Solution
To solve this problem, we'll determine the number of orange balls by calculating the fraction of the total number of balls:
Step 1: Identify the total number of balls, 28.
Step 2: Note the fraction representing the orange balls, 41.
Step 3: Apply the formula to find the number of orange balls:
Number of orange balls =28×41
Now, let's perform the calculation: 28×41=28÷4=7
Therefore, the number of orange balls in the box is 7.
Answer
7
Exercise #2
If there are 18 balls in a box of which 32 are white:
How many white balls are there in the box in total?
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Step-by-Step Solution
To solve this problem, we will determine the number of white balls in the box using a fraction of the total number of balls.
We are given the total number of balls in the box as 18, and we know that 32 of these balls are white. To find the number of white balls, we follow these steps:
Step 1: Identify the total quantity, which is 18 balls.
Step 2: Use the given fraction 32 to find the number of white balls.
Step 3: Multiply the total number of balls by the fraction of white balls: 18×32.
Perform the calculation:
18×32=18×0.6667=12
Alternatively, calculate directly using fractions:
18×32=318×2=336=12
Thus, the total number of white balls in the box is 12.
Therefore, the correct answer is choice 12.
Answer
12
Exercise #3
There are two circles.
One circle has a radius of 4 cm, while the other circle has a radius of 10 cm.
How many times greater is the area of the second circle than the area of the first circle?
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Step-by-Step Solution
The area of a circle is calculated using the following formula:
where r represents the radius.
Using the formula, we calculate the areas of the circles:
Circle 1:
π*4² =
π16
Circle 2:
π*10² =
π100
To calculate how much larger one circle is than the other (in other words - what is the ratio between them)
All we need to do is divide one area by the other.
100/16 =
6.25
Therefore the answer is 6 and a quarter!
Answer
641
Exercise #4
Given the rectangle ABCD
AB=X the ratio between AB and BC is equal to2x
We mark the length of the diagonal A with m
Check the correct argument:
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Step-by-Step Solution
Let's find side BC
Based on what we're given:
BCAB=BCx=2x
BCx=2x
2x=xBC
Let's divide by square root x:
x2×x=BC
x2×x×x=BC
Let's reduce the numerator and denominator by square root x:
2x=BC
We'll use the Pythagorean theorem to calculate the area of triangle ABC:
AB2+BC2=AC2
Let's substitute what we're given:
x2+(2x)2=m2
x2+2x=m2
Answer
x2+2x=m2
Exercise #5
The rectangle ABCD is shown below.
AB = X
The ratio between AB and BC is 2x.
The length of diagonal AC is labelled m.
Determine the value of m:
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Step-by-Step Solution
We know that:
BCAB=2x
We also know that AB equals X.
First, we will substitute the given data into the formula accordingly:
BCx=2x
x2=BCx
xx2=BC
xx×x×2=BC
x×2=BC
Now let's look at triangle ABC and use the Pythagorean theorem:
AB2+BC2=AC2
We substitute in our known values:
x2+(x×2)2=m2
x2+x×2=m2
Finally, we will add 1 to both sides:
x2+2x+1=m2+1
(x+1)2=m2+1
Answer
m2+1=(x+1)2
Question 1
There are two circles.
The length of the radius of circle 1 is 6 cm.
The length of the diameter of circle 2 is 12 cm.
How many times greater is the area of circle 2 than the area of circle 1?