Question 1
A certain recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar and cups of flour. What is the ratio of sugar to flour in this recipe?
Question 2
CHARITABLE ANNUAL DONATIONS TO CHARITY GROUP X
What is the approximate ratio of Company F’s average annual donation to charity group X for the period 1980–1990 to that for the period 1980–2000?
1:1
3:2
3:5
3:40
5:2
Question 3
If a certain vitamin pill has 400 milligrams of magnesium, then how many grams of magnesium are in a bottle of 500 vitamin pills? (1 gram = 1,000 milligrams)
20
200
2,000
20,000
200,000
Question 4
and , what is the value of a + b ?
3
6
Question 5
James can swim 750 yards in 10 minutes. If he swims at the same constant rate, how many minutes will it take him to swim 4.2 times this distance?
Question 6
b is a multiple of positive integer a.
Quantity A | Quantity B |
The ratio of a to b |
Quantity A is greater.
Quantity B is greater.
The two quantities are equal.
The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
Question 7
Keri, Neill, and Rich use toilet paper in their apartment in a ratio of 3:2:2. Rich buys two cases of toilet paper online for everyone’s use at 28 rolls per case, an average of $3.50/roll and a $14 delivery charge. If they each contribute to the cost of the toilet paper in direct proportion to the amount they use, how much must Keri contribute?
Question 8
36a = 25b
ab ≠ 0
Quantity A | Quantity B |
Quantity A is greater.
Quantity B is greater.
The two quantities are equal.
The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
Question 9
By volume, cranberry juice makes up 12.5 percent of Bee’s punch and 25 percent of Flo’s punch. If 3 liters of Bee’s punch are mixed with 6 liters of Flo’s punch, approximately what percent of the mixture, by volume, is cranberry juice?
Indicate all such ratios.
6.25%
18.75%
20.83%
33.33%
50.00%
Question 10
At the beginning of the day, the ratio of cats to dogs at a boarding kennel was 10 to 11. Throughout the day, 4 dogs and 5 cats were admitted to the boarding kennel and no animals were released.
Quantity A | Quantity B |
The number of cats in the boarding kennel at the end of the day |
The number of dogs in the boarding kennel at the end of the day |
Quantity A is greater.
Quantity B is greater.
The two quantities are equal.
The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
Question 11
If 7(a – 1) = 17(b – 1), and a and b are both positive integers the product of which is greater than 1, then what is the least possible sum of a and b?
2
7
17
24
26
Question 12
A machine works at a constant rate and produces a bolts in 15 minutes and b bolts in c hours.
Quantity A | Quantity B |
b | 3ac |
Quantity A is greater.
Quantity B is greater.
The two quantities are equal.
The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
Question 13
On a fishing trip, Robert caught salmon and halibut in a ratio of 4:5. If Robert caught 12 salmon, how many total fish did he catch?