Maths Questions With Answers on Ratios for Grade 5
Questions on how to find maths ratios in different situations with answers are presented.
Questions
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In the figure below are three different shapes: squares, triangles and circles
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Use the above picture to find the following:
- the ratio of the number of triangles to the number of circles
- the ratio of the number of circles to the number of squares
- the ratio of the number of triangles to total number of shapes
- the ratio of the number of cirlces to total number of shapes
- the ratio of the number of circles to number of triangles
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There are 15 apples, 10 bananas and 5 pears in a basket. Use the given information find the following:
- the ratio of the number of bananas to the total number of fruits
- the ratio of the number of pears to the number of apples
- the ratio of the number of bananas to the number of apples
- the ratio of the number of pears to the total number of fruits
- the ratio of the number of apples to the number of fruits
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In a school there 120 boys and 180 girls. 40 of the boys are under 10 years and 140 of the girls are under 10 years. Use the given information to find
- the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls
- the ratio of the number of boys who are less than 10 to the number of boys who are 10 or older. (in simplest form)
- the ratio of the number of girls who are less than 10 to the number of boys who are 10 or older. (in simplest form)
- the ratio of the number of girls who are 10 or older to the total number of pupils. (in simplest form)
- the ratio of the number of girls who are less than 10 to the total number of pupils who are 10 or older. (in simplest form)
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a, b and c are the number of blue, yellow and white marbles in a box. a is greater than b and b is greater than c. Answer by true or false the following statements.
- the ratio of blue marbles to the total number of marbles is less than the ratio of white marbles to the total number of marbles.
- the ratio of yellow marbles to the total number of marbles is greater than the ratio of blue marbles to the total number of marbles.
- the ratio of white marbles to the total number of marbles is less than the ratio of blue marbles to the total number of marbles.
Answers to the Above Questions
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- 9 to 6
- 6 to 3
- 9 to 18
- 6 to 18
- 6 to 9
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- 10 to 30
- 5 to 15
- 10 to 15
- 5 to 30
- 15 to 30
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- 2 to 3
- 1 to 2
- 7 to 4
- 2 to 15
- 7 to 6
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- F
- F
- T