Ratio - Sharing an amount

Share £50 in the ratio 4:6

• £40 : £60

• £20 : £30

• £60 : £40

• £30 : £20

Fred and George are making polyjuice potion that lasts 15 hours. If they share the potion in the ratio 4:1, how long will George be disguised for?

• 2 hours

• 1 hour

• 3 hours

• 5 hours

Share 121 sweets in the ratio 4:7

• 70 : 51

• 51 : 70

• 44:77

• 48:84

Amy and Chris share a drink (before COVID-19) in the ratio 1:2. If the drink holds 600ml, how much will Amy drink?

Share £45 in the ratio 4:5

Jim and Jay binge watch a 30 episode Netflix show. If they watch the episodes across 2 days in the ratio 4:2, on which day will they watch more episodes?

• The first day

• The second day

• They will watch the same both days

• Day 6

Ronnie and Reggie are working from home. They have to share the amount of time that they get on the laptop in the ratio 1:7. If they use it for 16 hours in one day, how long will they each use it for?

• Ronnie 1 hour, Reggie 7 hours

• Ronnie 2 hours, Reggie 14 hours

• Reggie 2 hours, Ronnie 14 hours

• Reggie 4 hours, Ronnie 12 hours

Otis and Maeve share their money in the ratio 3:4. Which of the following answers could represent their total money? (tick all of the answers that apply)

• £30 : £40

• £13 : £14

• £9 : £12

• £12 : £16

Share 1000ml in the ratio 20:30

• 200ml : 400ml

• 300ml : 500ml

• 400ml : 600ml

• 500ml: 700ml

On Mars, one full day (24 hours) has a ratio of 2:6 of daytime to night-time. How many hours of daytime would there be?

• 2 hours

• 8 hours

• 18 hours

• 6 hours