EXPRESSING RATIO AS PERCENTAGE WORKSHEET

Problem 1 :

The ratio of red apples to green apples in a basket is 1 : 2

a) What fractions of the apples in the basket are red?

b) What fractions of the apples in the basket are green?

Solution

Problem 2 :

The ratio of blue pens to black pens in a box 3 : 5

a) What fractions of the pens are black?

b) What fractions of the pens are blue?

Solution

Problem 3 :

A farmer keeps cows and pigs on his farm. The ratio of cows to pigs on the farm is 2: 3

a) What percentage of the animals on the farm are cows?

b) What percentage of the animals on the farm are pigs?

Solution

Problem 4 :

Olivia has blue, pink and orange counters in a bag.

The ratio of blue to pink to orange counters is 4: 5: 2

a) What fractions of the counters are blue?

b) What fractions of the counters are orange?

c) Express the quantities in percentage.

Solution

Problem 5 :

Chris makes a drink by mixing lemonade and orange juice in the ratio 13: 7

a) What percentage of the drink is lemonade?

b) What percentage of the drink is orange juice?

Solution

Problem 6 :

Convert the following ratios into percentage

a) 5: 4     b) 3: 5

Solution