Grade 7 Math Question
Grade 7 Math Question
Write down the ratio of the first number to the second one, in the
simplest form:
a. 70 to 210 b. 48 to 244 c. 90 to 180 d. 48 to 108
Example 2. Write down the ratio of the second number to the first one, in the
simplest form:
a. 88 to 132 c. 3500 to 6500
b. 2000 to 2250 d. 1100 to 1540
Example 3: A mathematics class consists of 25 boys and 35 girls.
a. What is the ratio of boys to girls?
b. What is the ratio of girls to boys?
c. What is the ratio of girls to the total number of students in the
class?
d. Wht is the ratio of boys to the total number of students in the class?
Example 4: Divide 800 in the ratio of 3:5.
Example 7: If a,b and c are numbers such that a:b:c = 3:4:5 and b=20. Find
the sum of a+b+c.
Example 8: Find the ratio of a to b if 2a=3c and 12c =7b.
Exercise 3A
1. Write down the ratio of the first number and the second one in the simplest form.
a. 48 and 80 d 13.6 and 10.2
b. 4.8and 9.6 e.
ylargest ratio?
13. Find the ratio of the areas of the squares PQRS to that of ABCD where PQ =
9cm and AB = 5cm.
Example 10: Use cross products to determine whether each pair of ratios forms
a proportion or not.
b.
Solution:
Example 11: Find the unknown terms in each of the following
terms. a. 15:12 = 35: x (provided x 0) b. 3:6 = x:12
Example 12: Given the proportion 3:15 =12:60 then find the sum of the means.
Example 13: What number should be subtracted from each of the numbers 17,
14, 22, 18 so that the differences would be in proportion?
Exercise 3B
b. h.
Challenge Problems
5. Find the means proportional between each of the following:
a. 20 and 45 b. 25 and 16
6. If 48x2, 64x4, x, 36x2 are in proportion, find the value of x.
7. Given the proportional 10:18 =35:63 then find:
a. the sum of the means. c. the sum of the extremes.
b. the product of the means. d. the product of the extremes.
a.2 b. c.
Exercise 3C
1. Convert each of the following percentages to decimals.
a. 198 b. 628 c. 777% d. 0.045%
2. Express each of the following percentages as fractions.
a. 58 b. 44 c. 7.8% d. 3.6%
3. Convert each of the decimals below to percentages.
a. 0.96 b. 20.80 c. 0.0088 d. 28.008
4. Write each of the fractions below as percentages.
b. c.
135
8
0.67
0.089
76
96
Challenge Problems
6. Express the first quantity as a percentage of the second.
a. 10m, 200m c. 45 seconds, 5 minutes
b. 6km, 18km d. 12 hours, 1 day
7. Write the ratio of 18:45 in its simplest form and transform it into percentage.
8. Transform the ratio 5 into percentage.
Calculating Base, Amount, Percent and Percentage.
Calculating the Percentage (P)
Activity 3.2
Discuss with your friends or partner
Calculate the percentage of each of the
following.
60of Birr 165d. 25 of 15.2 g. 5of Birr
90of 250 tonese. 4.8 km 31240
h. of Birr
c. 96of 32000mf. 6.8 of 3.6 10 16.80
litres
of Birr
9840
Example 15: Calculate the percenatage of each of the following.
a. 80 of Birr 260 c. 90 of Birr 264
b. 9.6 of 7.2 litres d. 34 of Birr 7000
a. Birr 36 is 29 of x
b. 15 cents is 5of x
d. 90 cm is 270of y cm.
Example 17: A factory has 1200 workers of which 720 are male and the rest are
female. What percent of the workers are female?