PROPORTION

Exercise 1

1 If 5 books cost £15, find the cost of 8

2 If 7 apples cost 63p, find the cost of 12

3 If 4 batteries cost 180p, find the cost of 7

4 If 5 bottles of beer cost £2.45, find the cost of 12

5 Toy cars cost £3.36 for 8. Find the cost of:-

(a)3 toy cars (b) 10 toy cars

6 Crisps cost £1.32 for 12 packets. Find the cost of:-

(a) 20 packets (b) 200 packets

7 Stair carpet costs £78 for 12 m. Find the cost of 15 m.

8 The total weight of 7 ceramic tiles is 1750g. How much do 11 tiles weigh?

9 A machine fills 2000 bottles in 10 minutes. How many bottles will it fill in 7 minutes?

10 The total contents of 8 cartons of fruit drink is 12 litres. How much fruit drink is there in 3 cartons.

11 Find the cost of 15 cakes, if 9 cakes cost £2.07.

12 Find the cost of 7 screws, if 20 screws cost £4.60.

13 How much would 7 cauliflowers cost, if 10 cauliflowers cost £5.70?

14 A machine takes 20 seconds to make 8 coins. How long does it take to make 50 coins?

15 A plane flies 50 km in 15 minutes. How long will it take to fly 300 km?

 

Exercise 2

1 If 8 pencils cost 56p, how many can be bought for 70p?

2 If 6 pineapples can be bought for £3.12, how many can be bought for £5.20?

3 If 20m² of carpet costs £150, what area of carpet can be bought for £90?

4 Oranges cost £1.68 for 12. How many can be bought for:-

(a) £2.80 (b) £4.90?

5 20 men produce 500 articles in 6 days. How many articles would 4 men produce in 6 days.

6 Forty women taken 8 days to produce 400 articles. How many articles would 16 women produce in 8 days?

7 12 men produce 600 components in 12 hours. How many components would 9 men produce in 12 hours?

8 7 cycles cost £623

(a) What is the cost of 3 cycles?

(b) How many cycles can be bought for £979?

9 11 cassettes cost £9.35

(a) What is the cost of 15 cassettes?

(b) How many cassettes can be bought for £17?

10 2½m of metal tube costs £1.40. Find the cost of:-

11 3¼ kg of sweets costs £2.60. Find the cost of:-

(a) 2 kg (b)4½ kg

12 A car travels 21.5 km on 30 litres of petrol. How much petrol is needed for a journey of 301 km?

13 A light aircraft flies 375 km on 150 litres of fuel. How much fuel is needed for a journey of 500 km?

14 A tank travels 140 miles on 40 gallons of fuel. How much fuel is needed for a journey of 245 miles?

15 If 6 eggs cost 70p, how much would 30 eggs cost?

16 If 10 eggs cost £1.25, how much would 40 eggs cost?

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