Y7 T2 W9 Proportion 1

In a zoo, there are 18 monkeys and 6 elephants. What proportion of the animals are monkeys? Write your answer as a percentage.

• 30%
• 50%
• 75%
• 40%

In a basket, there are 25 red apples and 15 green apples. What percentage of the apples are red?

• 55%
• 75%
• 62.5%
• 40%

In a bookstore, there are 30 fiction books and 20 non-fiction books. What proportion of the books are fiction? Write your answer as a percentage.

• 40%
• 75%
• 50%
• 60%

In a group of 40 students, 24 are studying mathematics. What percentage of the students are studying mathematics?

• 50%
• 75%
• 60%
• 40%

A bag contains 80 blue marbles and 20 red marbles. What proportion of the marbles are blue? Write your answer as a percentage.

• 40%
• 75%
• 90%
• 80%

In a garden, there are 15 roses and 25 tulips. What proportion of the flowers are roses? Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

• 3/8
• 1/3
• 2/5
• 5/8

In a box, there are 30 blue pens and 20 black pens. What fraction of the pens are blue?

• 5/3
• 1/2
• 3/5
• 2/5

In a group of 50 students, 18 are studying biology. What fraction of the students are studying biology?

• 2/5

• 9/25

• 3/10

• 9/20

A bag contains 40 green marbles and 60 yellow marbles. What proportion of the marbles are green? Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

• 2/5
• 4/5
• 3/5
• 1/4

In a classroom, there are 28 desks and 12 chairs. What fraction of the furniture are desks?

• 3/5
• 7/10
• 5/7
• 2/3