Chapter 5 2ta2

NAME: ..
CLASS: 2TA2
CHAPTER 5 : RATIOS, RATES AND PROPORTIONS
Ratio of Two Quantities/ Ratio of Three Quantities
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We can compare two quantities of the same unit and express them in the form a : b or
Comparing two quantities
Compare the following quantities and express them in the form (i) a : b and (ii)
3 to 5
3 cm to 7 cm
13 kg to 21 kg
i. .
i.
i.
ii.
ii.
ii.
8 sen to 13 sen
4 m2 to 9 m2
5 g to 9 g
i.
i.
i.
ii.
ii.
ii. ..
2 m to 5 cm
0.5 kg to 801 g
3 weeks to 11 days
2m = x .cm
0.5 kg = x .g
3 weeks = x .days
= cm
= g
= days
i.
i. .
i.
ii.
..
ii. ..
ii. ..
20 seconds to 1 minutes 20 seconds
1 kg 500 g to 1.25 kg
1 2days to 15 hours
1 minutes 20 seconds
1 kg 500 g = g + .g
= .g
= +
= seconds
i.
..
ii.
1.25 kg = ..x.g
= ..g
i. ..
1 2days = x. hours
= .hours
i.
..
ii.
...............
ii. ..
Comparing three quantities

We can compare three quantities of the same unit and express then in the form a : b : c
Find the ratio of the following
15 cm to 17 cm to 21 cm
3 m3 to 6 m3 to 8 m3
2 g to 5 g to 7 g
.
10 cm to 8 cm to 0.11 m
5 sec to 27 sec to 1 min 3 sec
15 mm to 25 mm to 0.02 m
0.11 m = x . cm
1 minute 3 sec
= . + .
= .. sec
0.02 m
= . x mm
= .. mm
= cm
.
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0.15 m to 25 cm to 350 mm
: 30 minutes : 600 sec
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0.5 hour to 20 minutes to 60 sec
0.15 m = ..x cm
0.5 hour = .. x . minutes

= ..minutes
= cm
350 mm = .. . cm
3
4
= .. minutes
= minutes
600 sec = .. minutes

= .. minutes
60 sec = .. minutes
= .. minutes
= ..cm
.
Determining whether given ratios are equivalent ratios (Ratio of Two Quantities)
5 : 6 and 20 : 24
7 : 3 and 14 : 10
24 : 33 and 8 : 11
5:6= 5x4:6x4
= ... :
7 : 3 = ............ :
... = ............ :
= .: ..
= .: ..
Therefore, 5 : 6 and 20 : 24 are

equivalent ratios.
Therefore, 7 : 3 and 14 : 10 ....
Therefore, 24 : 33 and 8 : 11
5 : 4 and 35 : 28
63 : 27 and 9 : 7
12 : 16 and 60 : 80
5 : 4 = . : .
.= : .
60 : 80 = ............ :
= . :
= . :
Therefore, 5 : 4 and 35 : 28 .. Therefore, 63 : 27 and 9 : 7

.. ..
= .: ..
Therefore, 12 : 16 and 60 : 80
Determining whether given ratios are equivalent ratios (Ratio of Three Quantities)
2 : 3 : 5 and 4 : 6 : 10
6 : 14 : 9 and 18 : 42 : 27
1 : 2 : 3 and 5 : 10 : 15
2:3:5
6 : 14 : 9
1:2:3
= . : . :
= ... : . :
= . : . :
= : .: .
= : .: .
= : .: .
Therefore, 2 : 3 : 5 and 4 : 6 : 10
Therefore, 6 : 14 : 9 and 18 : 42: 27
Therefore, 1 : 2 : 3 and 5 : 10 : 15
..
5 : 7 : 3 and 15 : 14 : 9
5 : 8 : 2 and 15 : 56 : 14
3 : 8 : 12 and 15 : 40 : 120
5:7:3
5:8:2
3 : 8 : 12
= . : . :
= . : . : = . : . :
= : .: .
= : .: .
= : .: .
Therefore, 2 5 : 7 : 3 and 15 : 14 : 9
Therefore, 5 : 8 : 2 and 15 : 56 : 14
Therefore, 3 : 8 : 12 and 15 : 40 : 120

Simplifying ratios of two quantities to the lowest term
5 : 65
42 : 63
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52 : 32
5 : 65 = 5 5 : 65 5
= :
3
5
3
8
:4
23 : 2
:4
=5 5 45
= .. : ..
0.4 : 20
4
= 10 : 20
0.05 : 0.8
0.8 : 0.02
3
5
2 4 : 2.5
= 10 10 : 20 x 10
= 4 : 200
= 4 4 : 200 4
= .. : ..
1
0.4 : 2
: 0.07
Simplifying ratio of three quantities to the lowest term

16 : 20 : 28
21 : 18 : 24
165 : 335 : 300
= 16 4 : 20 4 : 28 4
= .. : : ..
3
5
3
6
2 12
3
5
3
5
10 2 10:
15 4
2
3
1
5
3
2
3
2
10
= .. : .. : .
1.6 : 2 : 2
16
= 10 : 2 :
=
16
10
4
5
7.5 : 6 : 7
1
2
1
2
1 : 4 : 3.2
14
5
10: 2 x 10 :
14
5
10
= 16 : 20 : 28
= 16 4 : 20 4 : 28 4
=.. : .. : ..

3 : 2.7 : 0.21
0.03 : 2.7 : 0.21
27
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4 : 0.2 : 0.08
21
= 3 : 10 : 100
27
21
= 3 x 100 : 10 100 : 100 100

= 300 : 270 : 21
= 300 3 : 270 3 : 21 3
= . : : ..
Stating ratios related to a given ratio

In a basket, there a 5 green balls, 6 red
There are 25 girls (g) and 15 boys
balls and 7 yellow balls. Find the ratios
(b) in a class.
of the following quantities.
i. The ratio of the number of girl
i. The number of green balls to the
(g) to the number of boys (b)
number of red balls.
.
ii. The ratio of the number of boys
to the number of girls
.
iii. The total number of the students
to the number of girl
.
Given that p : q = 4 : 7, find
i. p + q : p = : ..
..
ii. The number of green balls to the
total number of red and yellow
balls.
..
iii. The number of yellow balls to the
total number of balls in the basket.
..
Given that p : q = 6 : 11, find

i. q : p = : ..
= .. :
ii. q p : q = .. :
= . :
In a school, the ratio of the number

of boys to the number of girls is 4 :
5. Find the ratio of
i. The number of girls to the
number of boys.
..
ii. The number of boys to the
school population
.
iii. The number of boys to the
difference between the number
of boys and the number of girls.
Given that m : n = 4 : 9, find

i. n : m + n = : .
= : .
ii. p : p + q = .. :
= . :
ii. m : n m = . : .
= .. : .
iii. 2m : 2n 3m
iii. p + q : q p = . :
= . : ..
iii. p : q p = . :
= . : ..
= . :
= . :
= : .
Stating the ratio of any two quantities given the ratio of three quantities
There are 2 star fruits, 3 bananas
Given that a : b : c = 4 : 5 : 8, state
and 5 apples. The ratios of the
the ratio of
number of starfruits to the number
i. a : b = .. : .
of bananas to the number of apples
is ..
ii. a : c = : ..
Number of starfruits : number of
bananas
= ... : ...
= .... : ...
iii. b : c = : .
Given that a : b : c = 6 : 7 : 9, state

the ratios of
i. a : b = .. : .
ii. b : c = . : .
iii. a : c = . :
= .. :
= . : ..
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The length of a ruler, a pencil and a Fahmi, Daniel and Kok Wai hold
pen is in the ratio of 9 : 5 : 3. Find
shares of a company in the ratio of
the ratio of the lengths:
7 : 4 : 3. State the ratio of :
Ruler : pencil : pen= .. : .. : Fahmi, Daniel : Kok Wai
a. Pen to pencil
= .. : . : ..
= . : .
a. Fahmi s shares to Daniels
share
b. Ruler to pen
= ... : ..
= .. : .
= ... : ..
b. Daniels shares to Kok Wais
= ... : ..
shares
c. Ruler to total length of a pen
and pencil
= .. :
Finding the ratio of a : b : c given the ratio of a : b and b : c
Given that the ratio m : n = 9 : 5 and Given that r : s = 2 : 5 and
n : q = 5 : 3, what is the ratio of
s : t = 5 : 4, find the ratio of r : s : t.
m : n : q?
m:n
n:q
= . :
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The number of blue : brown : black
trousers sold at a supermarket is
the ratio of 8 : 5 : 2. State the ratio
of the number of :
Blue trousers : Brown trousers: Black trousers
= .... : . : .
a. Blue trousers : brown trousers
=. : ..
b. Blue trousers : total number of
brown and black trousers
= .. : .
= . :
Given that P : Q = 5 : 4 and Q : R =

4 : 7, find the ratio of P : Q : R.
= .. :
m:n:q
= . : : .
P:Q
Q:R
=2:3
=5:4
=2x5:3x5
=5x3:4x3
= : ..
= .. : ..


P:Q:R
= : : .
PROPORTION
When two pairs of quantities have equivalent ratios, these quantities are in proportion.
A proportion is a statement that two ratios are equivalent
6
15
5 : 8 and 40 : 64
12 m : 16 m and 60 sec : 64 sec
and
16
5 : 8 = 5 x : 8 x .
= : ..
Since 5 : 8
40 : 64. Therefore
5 : 8 and 40 : 64 are .
12 : 16 = . : ..
= . :
Since 12 m : 16 m
40
6
16
60 sec : 64sec.
Therefore, 12 m : 16 m and 60 sec :

64 sec are ....
Since
15
40
15
40
6
16
15
40
. Therefore,
6
16
and
are a .

20 : 44 and 4 : 9
9 cm : 36 cm and 27 m : 90 m
4 : 9 = .. : .
9
36
27
90
4 : 9. Therefore
Since 9 cm : 36 cm
and
40
100
= ...... :
Since 20 : 44
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40
100
27 m : 90 m.
15
50
15
50
Since
40
100
15
.
50
20 : 44 and 4 : 9 are .
Therefore, 9 cm : 36 cm and
....
27 m : 90 m are ..
40
100
3 : 7 and 21 : 56
8 g : 10 g and RM 12 : RM 15
5 : 45 and 8 : 72
3 : 7 = ... : .
8
10
12
15
5
45
Therefore,
15
and 50 are ..
8
72
= . :
Since 3 : 7
21 : 56. Therefore
Since 8 g : 10 g
RM 12 : RM 15.
Since 5 : 45
8 : 72. Therefore,
3 : 7 and 21 : 56
Therefore, 8 g : 10 g and RM 12 :
5 : 45 and 8 : 72
are ...
RM 15 are .....
are ......
Determining if a quantity is proportional to another quantity given two values of each quantity.
If two pairs of quantities are a proportion, then one quantity is said to be proportional to another quantity
Volume
Mass
16 cm3
300 g
24 cm3
450 g
Time
Distance
30 min
60 km
60 min
80 km
Ratio of volume
Ratio of mass
Ratio of time
Ratio of distance
= 16 : 24
= 300 : 450
= 30 : 60
= 60 : 80
= . : .
= .. : .
= . : .
= : ..
Ratio of time ratio
of distance
Ratio of volume ratio of mass

Therefore, Volume
is to mass.
Day
Volume
Ratio of day
Ratio of day
2
50 cm3
6
150cm3
Ratio of volume
ratio of volume
Therefore, day is
to volume.
Therefore, time is
to distance.
Time
Distance
10 min
55 km
Ratio of time
=
Ratio of time ratio
20 min
115 km
Ratio of distance
Time
Volume
Ratio of time
24
=
42
Ratio of time
24 sec
42 cm3
42 sec
84 cm3
Ratio of volume
42
84
ratio of volume
Therefore, time is
to volume.
Mass
Temperature
Ratio of mass
8g
40oC
14 g
7oC
Ratio of
temperature
of distance
Therefore, time is
to distance.
Ratio of mass
ratio of temperature
Therefore, mass is
to temperature.

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Finding the value of a quantity given the ratio of the two quantities and the value of another quantity
UNITARY METHOD
UNITARY METHOD
UNITARY METHOD
Given that m : n = 2 : 5 and n = 30,

find the value of m.
Given that m : n = 3 : 8 and m=27 ,

find the value of n.
Given that m : n = 12 : 5 and n =60 ,

Answer: 144
parts = ..
1 part = .. .
= .
m = . x
= .
PROPORTION METHOD
PROPORTION METHOD
PROPORTION METHOD
Given that m : n = 2 : 5 and n = 30,

= 2 5 , = 30
Given that m : n = 3 : 8 and m = 24 ,

find the value of n.
Given that m : n = 12 : 5 and n =55 ,

Unitary method
Unitary method
Unitary method
At a party, the ratio of the number

5. If there are 30 girls, how many
boys are there?
The ages of a father and son are in

the ratio of 9 : 2. If the father is 45
years old, how old is the son?
The ratio of engineers to clerks in a

company is 2 : 5. If there are 22
engineers, how many clerks are
there?
PROPORTION METHOD
PROPORTION METHOD
PROPORTION METHOD
At a party, the ratio of the number

5. If there are 30 girls, how many
boys are there?
The ages of a father and son are in

the ratio of 9 : 2. If the father is 54
years old, how old is the son?
The ratio of engineers to clerks in a

company is 2 : 3. If there are 24
engineers, how many clerks are
there?
2 5 = 30
2
= 30
5
5 = 2 30
60
= 5
= 12
m = .
b:g=4:5
5 parts = 30
1 part = 30 5
= 6
Number of boys
= . x 6
= .
b:g=4:5
4 5 = 30
4
5
30
5 = 4 30
=
120
5
= .
The number of boys is

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Finding the value of a quantity given the ratio of the two quantities and the sum of the two quantities.
UNITARY METHOD
UNITARY METHOD
UNITARY METHOD
Given that m : n = 1 : 3 and m + n =

40,find the value of m.
Given that m : n = 3 : 5 and

m + n = 200,find the value of n.

m + n = 65 ,find the value of n.
PROPORTION METHOD
PROPORTION METHOD
PROPORTION METHOD
Given that m : n = 1 : 3 and m + n =

40, find the value of m.

m + n = 200,find the value of n.

m + n = 65 ,find the value of n.
UNITARY METHOD
UNITARY METHOD
UNITARY METHOD
In a hall, the ratio of length to the

breadth is 6 : 5. If the perimeter of
the hall is 66 m, what is the area of
the hall.
The ratio of the number of male

teachers to the number of female
teachers in a school is 3 : 5. If there are
56 teachers in that school, how many
female teachers are there?
The ratio of the mass of flour to the

mass of sugar in a piece of cake is 7 : 2.
If the cake weighs 180 g, what is the
mass of the flour used?
m+n=1+3
=4
4 parts = 40
1 part = 40 4
= 10
m = 1 x 10
=
40
4
1
40
4 = 40
=
40
4
=
m =
Answer: 140 g
Answer: 35
L:B=6:5
.. parts = 66 m
1 part = 66
= . m
B = 6 x ..
= .
L = 5 x .
=
Area of the hall.

= x
=
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PROPORTION METHOD
PROPORTION METHOD
PROPORTION METHOD
In a hall, the ratio of length to the

breadth is 6 : 5. If the perimeter of the
hall is 66 m, what is the area of the hall.
L:B=6:5
The ratio of the number of male

teachers to the number of female
teachers in a school is 3 : 5. If there
are 64 teachers in that school, how
many female teachers are there?
The ratio of the mass of flour to the

mass of sugar in a piece of cake is
5 : 4. If the cake weighs 180 g, what
is the mass of the sugar used?
2 6 +2(5)
5
22
66
=
5
66
Answer: 80 g
Answer: 40
22 = 66 5
330
= 22
=
Breadth of the hall = .
2L + 2(15) = 66
Area of the hall

= . x .
= .. m2
Finding the sum of two quantities given the ratio of the quantities and the difference between the quantities
UNITARY METHOD
UNITARY METHOD
UNITARY METHOD
Given that m : n = 4 : 7. If
n-m = 12, find the value of m + n.
m n = 33, find the value of m + n.

n m = 28, find the value of m + n.
PROPORTION METHOD
PROPORTION METHOD
ORTION METHOD
n-m = 15, find the value of m + n.
m n = 55, find the value of m + n.

n m = 32, find the value of m + n.
n m = ... - .
= ..
. Parts = 12
1 part = 12
=
m + n = (.. + ..) x ..
=
15
=
+
7 4 15
=
7+4
3
15
=
11
3 = 11 15
=
165
3
= .
m + n =
9
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UNITARY METHOD
UNITARY METHOD
UNITARY METHOD
In a Mathematics test, Jui Jie scores

12 marks more than Ong. The ratio
of Jui Jies scores to Ongs score is
13 : 11. Find their total score.
The length of two pieces of wire are

in the ratio 5 : 9. If one piece of wire
is longer than the other by 28 cm,
what is the total length of the two
pieces of wire?
Yi Hong mixes sand and cement in

the ratio of 7 : 5. The difference
between the mass of sand and the
mass of cement is 26 kg. Find the
mass of the mixture.
Answer: 98
Answer : 156 kg
PROPORTION METHOD
PROPORTION METHOD
PROPORTION METHOD
In a Mathematics test, Dong Yee

scores 22 marks more than Jing Yan.
The ratio of Dong Yes score to Jng
Yans score is 13 : 11. Find their
total score.
D : J = 13 : 11
The length of two pieces of wire are

in the ratio 5 : 9. If one piece of wire
is longer than the other by 40 cm,
what is the total length of the two
pieces of wire?
Yi Hong mixes sand and cement in

the ratio of 7 : 5. The difference
between the mass of sand and the
mass of cement is 20 kg. Find the
mass of the mixture.
Answer: 140 cm
Answer : 120 kg
.. parts = 12
1 part = 12
= .
Their total score
= ( + .) x
= . x ..
=..
22
1311
13+11
22
2
24
22
2 = 22 24
=
2224
2
= ..
Finding the value of the other quantities, given the ratio of three quantities and the value of one of the quantities.
UNITARY METHOD
UNITARY METHOD
UNITARY METHOD
Given that a : b : c = 5 : 3 : 8 and

b = 12, find the value of a and c.

a = 20, find the value of b and c.

c = 8, find the value of a and b.
parts = 12
1 part = 12
= .
a = .. x ..
=
b = . x
= .
10
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PROPORTION METHOD
PROPORTION METHOD
PROPORTION METHOD

b = 12, find the value of a and c.

a = 18, find the value of b and c.

c = 10, find the value of a and b.
UNITARY METHOD
UNITARY METHOD
UNITARY METHOD
A sum of money is divided between

LiRen, Kelvin and Mark in the ratio
4 : 7 : 3. If Mark share is RM 630, how
much did LiRen and Kelvin receive?
The ratio of students to teachers to

clerical staff in a school is 240 : 14 : 3. If
there are 70 teachers in the school,
calculate the number of students and
clerical staff.
Don Jie spent his month salary on food,

lodging and bills in the ratio of 10 : 12 :
7. If his bill amount is RM 350 a month,
calculate how much he spent on food
and lodging.
b
a
12
=
3
5
12
3 = 5 12
=
60
3
=
a = ..
L : K : M = .. : :
S : T : C = . : : .
parts = RM 630
1 parts = RM 630 .
=
. parts = 70
1 part = . .
= ..
Liren = x ..
= .
Kelvin = .. x ..
= ..
Students = .. x ....
= .
Clerical staff = .... x ...
= .
PROPORTION METHOD
PROPORTION METHOD
PROPORTION METHOD
A sum of money is divided between

LiRen, Kelvin and Mark in the ratio 4 :
7 : 3. If Mark share is RM 630, how
much did LiRen and Kelvin receive?
The ratio of students to teachers to

clerical staff in a school is 240 : 14 : 3. If
there are 56 teachers in the school,
calculate the number of students and
clerical staff.
S : T : C = . : : .
Yi Chen gave his saving to Edward,

Jeremy and Alven in the ratio of 6 : 3 : 5.
If Jeremy received RM 18 000, calculate
the amount Edward and Alven received.
E : J : A = .. : :
L : K : M = .. : :
M
L
3
4
=
=
630
M
L
630
630
3 = 4 630
=
4630
3
..
LiRen receives
Kelvin receives
..
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Finding the value of each of the three quantities given the ratio and the sum of the three quantities.
UNITARY METHOD
UNITARY METHOD
UNITARY METHOD

a+b+c = 105, find the value of a , b
and c.

a+b+c = 520, find the value of a, b
and c.

a+b+c = 87, find the value of b and
c.
PROPORTION METHOD
PROPORTION METHOD
PROPORTION METHOD

a+b+c = 60, find the value of a , b
and c.

a+b+c = 50, find the value of a, b
and c.

a+b+c = 36, find the value of b and
c.
a+b+c=4+5+6
= ..
parts = 105
1 parts =
= ..
a = . x .
=
b = . x .
=
c = . x .
=
a+b+c
a
60
4+5+6
4
60
15
4
60
15 = 4 60
=
460
15
=
a = .
12
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UNITARY METHOD
UNITARY METHOD
UNITARY METHOD
The heights of Ee Hern, Jia Thong and

Wayne are in the ratio of 5 : 6 : 4. If the
sum of their heights is 4.5 m , calculate
their individual heights.
Three friends, Adrian, Ryan and Issac,

put their money togheter to build a
small food stall. If the sum of their
money was RM 27 000 and their shares
where in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4, how much
did each contribute?
A : R : I = .. : .. :
Three number are in the ratio 3 : 5 : 9. If

the sum of is 374, what are the three
numbers?
A:B:C=3:5:9
A + B + C = . + .. +
= ..
E:J:W=5:6:4
. + + ... = .
. parts = 4.5
A + R + I = . + .+
1 part = .
=
= .
.. parts = 27000
Ee Hern
Jia Thong
= x.
= . x .
= .
= .
Wayne
= x.
= .
1 part = 27 000 ..
=
Adrian
= . x
= .
Issac
= . x
= .
Ryan
= . x
= .
PROPORTION METHOD
PROPORTION METHOD
PROPORTION METHOD
The heights of Ee Hern, Jia Thong and

Wayne are in the ratio of 5 : 6 : 4. If the
sum of their heights is 6 m , calculate
their individual heights.
E:J:W=5:6:4
The price of 3 gold chain that Sampson

bought is in the ratio 12 : 5 : 10. If he
spent RM 2430 on them, calculate ehe
cost of each gold chain
A : B : C = .. : : .
A + B + C = + + ..
=
The number of blue, red and green

ballons sold at a fun fair was in the ratio
of 8 : 7 : 3. There were 216 ballons sold.
Findthe number of ballons of each
colour sold.
E+J+W
6
=
E
5+6+4
6
=
5
15
6
=
5
15 = 5 6
=
56
15
=
Ee Hern
= .
The price of
first gold chain
= ..
The price of
second gold
chain
= ..
Wayne
=
The price the third gold chain

is ..
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Finding the sum of three quantities given the ratio and the difference between two of the three quantities.
UNITARY METHOD
UNITARY METHOD
UNITARY METHOD
Given that p : q : r = 1 : 3 : 8 and

r q = 45, find the value of p + q + r.

r q = 54, find the value of p + q + r.

q - p = 16, find the value of p + q + r.
PROPORTION METHOD
PROPORTION METHOD
PROPORTION METHOD

r p = 49, find the value of p + q + r.

r p = 72, find the value of p + q + r.

q - r = 30, find the value of p + q + r.
UNITARY METHOD
UNITARY METHOD
UNITARY METHOD
The rope is cut into three pieces in the

ratio 2 : 4 : 9. If the difference between
the longest and the shortest is 126 m,
find the total length of the rope.
Din He cuts a piece of wood into three

parts in the ratios of 2 : 7 : 4. The
difference between the longest and
shortest piece of wood is 20 cm. find
the sum of all the lengths.
In a housing estate, the ratio of

bungalows to semi-detached houses to
terrace houses is 1 : 2 : 7. The
difference between the number of
terrace houses and bungalows is 600.
Find the number of bungalows, semidetached houses and terrace houses in
the housing estate.
B : S : T = .. : .. : .
T - B = . - .
=
.. parts =
1 part = .. ..
= .
Bungalow
Semi-detached
=.. x. house
= .
= x..
=
Terrace house
=.. x.
= .
r q = .
=
.. parts = 45
1 part = 45
=
p + q + r = x
=
rp
r+p+q
49
103
3+2+10
49
7
15
49
7 = 15 49
=
1549
7
= ..
p + q + r = ..
A:B:C=2:4:9
C A = . - .
=
. parts = 126
1 part = 126
= .. m
The total length of the rope
= .. x .
= .m
A:B:C=2:7:4
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DATE: .
PROPORTION METHOD
PROPORTION METHOD
PROPORTION METHOD
The rope is cut into three pieces in

the ratio 2 : 4 : 7. If the difference
between the longest and the
shortest is 140 m, find the total
length of the rope.
Fang Sheen cuts a piece of wood into

three parts in the ratios of 2 : 5 : 8. The
difference between the longest and
shortest piece of wood is 18 cm. find
the sum of all the lengths.
A man leaves a sum of money to his

three children, X, Y and Z, in the
ratio 7 : 5 : 4. If X gets RM 3200
more than Y, how much money
does the man leave to his children.
Answer: 54 cm
Answer: RM 25 600
A:B:C=2:4:7
CA
A+B+C
140
72
2+4+7
140
5
13
140
5 = 13 140
=
13140
5
= .
The total length of the rope is .
ENRICHMENT EXERCISE :
On a cruise ship, the ratio of children to adult tourist is
3 : 8. The ratio of adult tourist to the crew is 4 ; 1. If
there are 640 adult tourist on board, find
i. The number of crew on ship. (answer: 160)
ii. The difference between the number of adult
tourists and children. (answer: 400)
Susan, Sally and Sarah are sisters. Susan is twice Sallys

age and Sally is 4 years older than Sarah. Their uncle
gave then RM 22 000 when Sarah was 8 years old. This
money was shared according to the ratio of their ages.
Calculate how much each sister received.
Answer:
Susan = RM 12 000, Sally = RM 6000 , Sarah = RM 4000
15

DATE: .
The ratio of blue marbles to red marbles to yellow
Given that a : b = 5 : 8 and a + b =130, find the value of
marbles in a box is 5 : 4 : 3. The sum of the blue and red b a.
Answer: 30
marbles is 30 more than the yellow marbles. Calculate
the total number of marbles in the box.
Answer: 60
A machine produces 350 canned drinks in 40 minutes.

How long does it take to produce 1750 canned drinks?
Answer: 200
The ratio of saving to expenses of Nicholass salary is 2 :

5. If Nicholas saves RM 3000, how much are his
expenses?
Answer: RM 7500
A publisher donates 350 books to schools P and Q in

the ratio 2 : n. If school P receives 100 books, find the
value of n.
The angles of a triangle are in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5. Find the

difference between the largest and the smallest angles.
Answer: 75o
Answer: n = 5
Given that u : v =5 3, find the value of u if u + v = 76.

Answer: u = 36
A 100 m rope is divided into 3 pieces in the ratio of 2 :

3 : 5. Calculate the length of the longest rope.
Answer: 50 m
16

5+3
3
If 4+7 = 5
Answer: 6:13
, find the value of x : y.
A sum of money is divided into 3 parts in the ratio of

1 : 2 : 4. The sum of the two larger parts is RM 160
more than the smallest part. Find the value of the
largest part.
Answer: RM 128
Tim, Jack and Henry shared a bag of cookies in the ratio

9 : 5 : 8. If Henry received 12 cookies more than Jack, how
many cookies were there in the bag?
Answer: 88
DATE: .
Given that 2x = 3y, find the ratio x : y.

Answer: 3 : 2
In city A, the ratio of engineers to teachers is 4 : 5. In city B,

the ratio is 6 : 7. The number of teachers in both cities is the
same. If there are 44 more engineer in city B than A,
calculate the total number of engineer in both cities.
Answer: 1276
In a quiz competition the scores obtained by teams

2TA3, 2TB3 and 2TC3 are in the ratio 19 : x : 12.Given
that team 2TB3 obtained 85 marks, calculate the value
of x if the total score for the three teams is 240 marks.
Answer:17
Ee Siang wrote down a list of five consecutive positive

even integers. He found that the ratio of the greatest
integer to the smallest integer is 2 : 1. Find the middle
integer in the list Tim wrote.
The number of mangoes in basket X and basket Y are in

the ratio of 6 : 7 . Find the number of mangoes in
basket X if there are a total of 78 mangoes.
Answer: 36
Answer : 12
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DATE: .
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NAME: ..

20 seconds to 1 minutes 20 seconds

Comparing three quantities

5 sec to 27 sec to 1 min 3 sec

NAME: .. CLASS: 2TA2

0.5 hour = .. x . minutes

600 sec = .. minutes

Therefore, 5 : 6 and 20 : 24 are

Therefore, 7 : 3 and 14 : 10 ....

Therefore, 5 : 4 and 35 : 28 .. Therefore, 63 : 27 and 9 : 7

Therefore, 6 : 14 : 9 and 18 : 42: 27

Therefore, 3 : 8 : 12 and 15 : 40 : 120

NAME: .. CLASS: 2TA2

Simplifying ratio of three quantities to the lowest term

165 : 335 : 300

NAME: .. CLASS: 2TA2

= 3 x 100 : 10 100 : 100 100

Stating ratios related to a given ratio

Given that p : q = 6 : 11, find

In a school, the ratio of the number

Given that m : n = 4 : 9, find

Given that a : b : c = 6 : 7 : 9, state

NAME: .. CLASS: 2TA2

Given that P : Q = 5 : 4 and Q : R =

Given that P : Q = 1 : 3 and Q : R =

Given that P : Q = 5 : 9 and Q : R =

Therefore, 12 m : 16 m and 60 sec :

NAME: .. CLASS: 2TA2

Ratio of time ratio

Ratio of volume ratio of mass

Ratio of time ratio

NAME: .. CLASS: 2TA2

Given that m : n = 2 : 5 and n = 30,

Given that m : n = 3 : 8 and m=27 ,

Given that m : n = 12 : 5 and n =60 ,

Given that m : n = 2 : 5 and n = 30,

Given that m : n = 3 : 8 and m = 24 ,

Given that m : n = 12 : 5 and n =55 ,

At a party, the ratio of the number

The ages of a father and son are in

The ratio of engineers to clerks in a

At a party, the ratio of the number

The ages of a father and son are in

The ratio of engineers to clerks in a

NAME: .. CLASS: 2TA2

Given that m : n = 1 : 3 and m + n =

Given that m : n = 3 : 5 and

Given that m : n = 6 : 7 and

Given that m : n = 1 : 3 and m + n =

Given that m : n = 3 : 5 and

Given that m : n = 6 : 7 and

In a hall, the ratio of length to the

The ratio of the number of male

The ratio of the mass of flour to the

Area of the hall.

NAME: .. CLASS: 2TA2

In a hall, the ratio of length to the

The ratio of the number of male

The ratio of the mass of flour to the

Area of the hall

Given that m : n = 13 : 17. If

Given that m : n = 13 : 17. If

NAME: .. CLASS: 2TA2

In a Mathematics test, Jui Jie scores