Ratios, rates, proportions, and units — Topic practice
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Question 1
Guide question E1A
A collection contains only green and yellow tiles in the ratio 3 ∶ 4. There are 84 tiles altogether. How many are green?
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Why this answer
Answer: 36
The whole contains seven ratio units, so each unit represents 84/7 = 12 tiles. Green tiles occupy three units: 3(12) = 36. The other 48 tiles are yellow, and 36 ∶ 48 = 3 ∶ 4.
Three positive quantities satisfy A ∶ B = 5 ∶ 6 and B ∶ C = 3 ∶ 2. What is the ratio A ∶ C?
Why this answer
Answer: B:5 ∶ 4
Give the shared quantity B the same ratio value in both statements. Scale B ∶ C = 3 ∶ 2 by 2 to obtain B ∶ C = 6 ∶ 4. Then A ∶ B ∶ C = 5 ∶ 6 ∶ 4, so A ∶ C = 5 ∶ 4. Multiplying the fractions also works: (A/B)(B/C) = (5/6)(3/2) = 5/4.
A container holds 0.08 cubic meter of water. How many liters is this? Use 1 m3 = 1,000 L.
Enter an integer, decimal or fraction without units. Use up to 5 characters, or 6 including a leading minus.
Why this answer
Answer: 80 The supplied conversion already relates volume units. Multiply once by 1,000 L/m3:0.08(1,000) = 80 L. Do not cube 1,000; that number is already a volume conversion factor.
A driver travels 90 miles at 45 mph and then 90 miles at 75 mph, with no stops. What is the average speed, in mph, for the entire trip?
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Why this answer
Answer: 56.25
The two travel times are 90/45 = 2 hours and 90/75 = 1.2 hours. Divide total distance by total time: 180/3.2 = 56.25 mph. The unweighted average 60 would use equal time weights, which the trip does not have.
A 0.75-kilowatt device runs for 4 hours per day for 25 days. At $0.16 per kilowatt-hour, what is its total energy cost, in dollars?
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Why this answer
Answer: 12
The total operating time is 4(25) = 100 hours. Energy use is 0.75(100) = 75 kWh. Multiplying by $0.16/kWh gives 75(0.16) = 12 dollars. Time, energy, and cost are three different quantities in the chain.