Ratio And Proportion Quiz 20 (10 MCQs)

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1. Suzy has made a mistake and added 4 teaspoons of baking powder to 5 cups of flour in a recipe that calls for 3 teaspoons of baking soda to 5 cups of flour. In order to not waste the entire batch, she has decided to add flour to get the proper proportion of baking powder to flour. How much flour should she add?
2. If 12 men are needed to run 4 machines, How many men are needed to run 20?
3. An electric pole casts a shadow of length 20 meters at a time when a tree 6 metershigh casts a shadow of length 8 meters. Find the height of the pole.
4. A recipe for salad dressing calls for 3 tablespoons of oil for every 2 tablespoons of vinegar. The line represents the relationship between the amount of oil and the amount of vinegar needed to make salad dressing according to this recipe. The point (1, 1.5) is on the line. What equation represents the proportional relationship between the oil, d, and vinegar, v?
5. When writing a ratio, the order doesn't matter as long as the ratio is in lowest terms.
6. One-third of Rahul's savings in National Savings Certificate is equal to one-half of his savings in Public Provident Fund. If he has Rs. 1,50,000 as total savings, how much has he saved in Public Provident Fund?
7. Find mean proportional of 80 and 5
8. Solve for the unknown in the equivalent ratios. $\frac{3}{4}=$ $\frac{9}{x}$
9. Hamburger meat sells for $ 6 for every 3 pounds. If Alicia buys 10 pounds of hamburger meat, how much will she pay?
10. The O'Connor family consumes 20 jugs of milk in 4 weeks. How much milk will the family require for 8 weeks?