1. In Figure 1.6, what is the ratio AB:AC?

2. Mark on Figure 1.6 the point D which is such that AD:DC = 2:5

3. A mortar mixture contains cement and sand in the ratio 2:3. The total weight is 10 kg. What weights of cement and sand does it contain?

4. The ratio of the sides of two squares is 2:3. What is the ratio of their areas?

5. In a small town, the ratio of the number of males to the number of females is 80:81. If there are 9680 males in the town, how many females are there in the town?

6. An Ordinance Survey road atlas of Great Britain adopts the scale 1 cm to 2.5 km. Express this as a ratio.

7. Two neighbouring villages A and B have populations of 336 and 240 respectively. The two villages are to share a grant of £10,728 in proportion to their populations. How much will each village receive?

8. An aircraft carries 2880 litres of fuel contained in three tanks A, B and C in the ratios 3:5:4. What is the quantity of fuel in each tank?

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A B Figure 1.6 Ratio of line to segment C