Monday, May 7, 2012

Ratio

Ratio


1. Which of the following ratios is written in its simplest form?
4:6
4:7
4:8

2. What is the missing number from this ratio? 10:7 = [ ]:35
50
10
7
3. What is the missing number from this ratio? 12:8 = [ ]:2
6
3
1

4. Eve divided 24 sweets between her grandchildren in the ratio of their ages. If Kate is 7, Tom is 5, how many does Kate receive?
10
14
12

5. A map has a scale of 1:25000. How much does 1cm on the map represent in real life?
250M
2M
25000M


Sunday, May 6, 2012

Revision

Revision  test on Fractions, decimals and percentages:

1. What is 36 minutes as a fraction of 1 hour?
3/5
2/3
1/4

2. What is 12/25 as a decimal?
0.5
0.48
0.4

3. Greeta scored 42 out of 50 for her Maths exam. What percentage did she get for Maths?
84%
82%
75%

4. According to the local paper, only 20% of Whiteburn's rugby supporters are women. Gary says that is equivalent to 1 in 5, whereas Ed says that is equivalent to 1 in 20. Who is correct?
Gary
Ed
Neither of them

5. 6/10 of the delegates at a conference are women. What percentage are men?
50%
35%
40%

6. What is 13/25 as a percentage?
52%
65%
60%

7. What is 45% as a decimal?
0.45
4.0
0.4


Friday, May 4, 2012

Percentages

Today's quiz is on percentages.

1. What percentage of the following shape has been shaded?

55 out of 100 squares are shaded
50%
55%
70%

2. What percentage of the following shape has been shaded?

3 out of 4 squares are shaded
60%
75%
80%

3. Find 17% of $200
$42
$36
$34

4. John invests £2500 and earns 8% interest. How much interest does he receive?
$200
$250
$500

5. A computer costs $1200. It is reduced by 5% in a sale. What is the sale price of the computer?
$1000
$1195
$1140

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Decimals

Today's quiz is on decimals>

1. Which is the biggest?
3.013
3.0014
3.0013

2. Calculate 2.5 + 0.37?
2.87
2.6
2.78

3. Three friends compare their heights. Who is the tallest?
Anna is 1.58m
Chris is 1.62m
Drew is 1.47m

4. Anna is 1.58m. Drew is 1.47m. What is the difference between Anna's height and Drew's height?
0.11m
0.15m
2m

5. Which is the biggest?
0.75 x 10
0.7 x 100
0.8 x 10

6. Which is the smallest?
62/1000
0.6/10
6/10

7. A booklet contains 100 pieces of paper and is 13mm thick. What is the thickness of one sheet of paper?
1.3mm
10mm
0.13mm

8. Calculate the answer to the following: 4.8 divided by 3
1.6
2.1
0.625

9. $8.40 is shared equally between three brothers. How much does each brother receive?
$4.20
$2.80
$1.15

10. Aisha buys a magazine for $1.25 and chocolates for $2.99. She pays with a £10 note. How much change does she receive?
$4.24
$5.80
$5.76 

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Fractions

Today's Quiz

Fractions:

1. Which of the following is equivalent to 2/3?
4/5
6/8
8/12

2. Which of the following is not in its simplest form?
5/12
7/12
9/12

3. Write 12/20 in its simplest form.
1/3
2/6
3/5

4. Find 3/7 of 42
18
22
16

5. Which is the biggest??
3/4 of 20
2/3 of 24
1/3 of 21

6. A dress usually costs $60. It is reduced by 1/3 in a sale. By how much is the dress reduced?
$30
$20
$10

7. Which is the largest fraction?
7/12
1/2
5/8

8. Which is the smallest fraction)?
7/12
1/2
5/8
9. Sarah calculates that she spends 1/3 of her pocket money on sweets, and 2/5 on magazines. What fraction of her pocket money does Sarah spend on sweets and magazines?
11/15
5/6
12/16

10. Sam has 3/4 kg of toffees. If he gives 3/8 kg to Mike, how many will he have left?
4/5
3/8
2/3
 Good luck