Partitive Proportions Word Problems 84y40

Partitive Proportion Word Problems Name: _____________________________

Date: _________ WCE : ___________

1. In a class of 40, the ratio of boys to girls is 3:5. How many are girls? How many are boys?

2. The ratio of the three sides of a triangle is 1:2:3. what are the measurements of each side if the perimeter of the triangle is 120cm?

3. The sum of $500 is divided among three girls, Liz, Beth and Tess in a ratio 2:3:5. What is the share of each girl? Who gets the biggest share?

4. The total weight of Santino, Rico and Bong is 112 kg. Their weights are in the ratio 3:1:4. What is Santino’s weight? How much heavier is Bong than Rico?

5. A sum of money is to be shared in the ratio 3:5:7. if the smallest share is $9, what are the other two shares? How much money is shared?

6. Miss Vivian cuts a roll of ribbon into three pieces X,Y and Z in the ratio 4:2:1. The length of the longest piece is 28m. Find the lengths of Y and Z.

7. Ronald draws three lines in different colors, red, yellow and green. Their lengths are in the ratio 1:3:5. the yellow line is 18cm long. How long is the green line? How long is the red line?

8. An 80-meter rope is cut into 2 pieces given the ratio of 5:15. how long is the shorter rope? the longer rope?

9. Jodi filled three containers, A,B, and C with orange juice in the ratio 2:3:4. If the total amount of orange juice is 36L, find the capacity of the three containers.

10. The ratio of the sides of a triangle is 4:6:8. If the perimeter of the triangle is 90 centimeters, what is the length of each side?