1) [Foundation level question] - What is a ratio?

A) A comparison of two or more quantities

B) A subtraction of several quantities

C) An addition of several quantities

D) A division of many quantities

2) [Foundation level question] - If there are 6 apples sold to every 3 bananas, is it the same proportion as 2 apples to every 1 banana?

A) TRUE

B) FALSE

3) [Foundation level question] Each hour, a vet usually sees 4 cats, 1 hamster and 5 rabbits. Choose the correct way of writing this as a ratio.

A) 4:1:5

B) 1:5:4

C) 5:4:1

4) [Foundation level question] - An IT contractor used for a project is paid £100 for 2 days of work. How much would the IT contractor earn for 4 days of work?

A) £250

B) £400

C) £200

5) [Intermediate level question] - You use a mobile phone to send a text message with 160 characters, and receive a reply of 40 characters. What is the simplest ratio between the number of characters in the two messages?

A) 160:40

B) 16:4

C) 4:1

D) 40:160

6) [Intermediate level question] - 7 out of 10 women prefer Head and Shoulders shampoo and the other 3 prefer Herbal Essences. What is the correct way of writing this as a ratio?

A) 7:3

B) 07:10

C) 03:10

D) 10:7:3

7) [Intermediate level question] - In a Zumba class, there are 9 women and 3 men. Choose the correct way of writing the ratio of women to men as:

A) 4:1

B) 1:3

C) 3:1

D) 9:3

8) [Higher level question] - You won the local charity raffle school prize of £40. You decide to share it with your friend in the ratio 3:1. How much will you give your friend?

A) £10

B) £11

C) £9

D) £13

9) [Higher level question] - Burger meals are available in 3 sizes: regular, large and extra-large. They are ordered in a ratio of 2:3:5. Out of 10 ordered how many are extra large?

A) 3

B) 5

C) 2

10) [Foundation question] - Queuing for toilets is always time-consuming. The average wait for boys is 3 minutes, and for girls it's 9 minutes. Is the correct way of writing this ratio between the waiting times as 1:3?

A) YES

B) NO

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