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1. . Which of the following proportions is true?

  1. 7:15 = 4:7
  2. 8:12 = 10:15
  3. 6:21 = 12:35
  4. 14:18 = 27:36

Correct Answer: B

2. . Which of the following ratios or rates are NOT a proportion?

  1. 3x:4y = 8y:6x
  2. 5x:7y = 20x:28y
  3. 6x:15x = 18y:45y
  4. x:3y = 2x:3y

Correct Answer: D

3. . Which of the following ratios or rates are inversely proportional to each other?

  1. 3x:4y = 8y:6x
  2. 5x:7y = 20x:28y
  3. 6x:15x = 18y:45y
  4. 6x:9y = 2x:3y

Correct Answer: A

4. . What is the value of x if the ratios (2 + x)a:8b = 9a:12b are in direct proportion to each other?

  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. 6

Correct Answer: C

5. . A car can travel 120 km with 8L of gasoline. How many km can it travel at the same rate if it consumes 18 L of gasoline?

  1. 270 km
  2. 220 km
  3. 180 km
  4. 150 km

Correct Answer: A

6. . 30 tailors can sew 12 shirts in one hour. How many tailors are needed to sew 16 shirts during the same time?

  1. 24
  2. 36
  3. 40
  4. 48

Correct Answer: C

7. . 18 workers are needed to dig a hole in 12 hours. How many hours does it take to 6 workers to dig the same hole?

  1. 4 hours
  2. 12 hours
  3. 18 hours
  4. 36 hours

Correct Answer: D

8. .Using the graph shown below, calculate how many litres of gasoline does the given car consumes if it travels 840 km at the same rate.

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  1. 14 L
  2. 56 L
  3. 60 L
  4. 80 L

Correct Answer: C

9. .The number of workers vs hours committed to do a job graph is shown below.

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How long does it take to 25 workers to do this job?

  1. 3.125 hours
  2. 0.32 hours
  3. 0.25 hours
  4. 200 hours

Correct Answer: B

10. . The Earth revolves around the Sun at 30 km/s. It makes a complete revolution in one year. How long it would take to the Earth to complete a revolution around the Sun moving at the same speed if the Sun was 250 million km away from the Earth? The actual distance Earth-Sun is 150 million km and the period of revolution T (the time needed to compete one revolution) is calculated by the formula

T=2πR/v

where R is the distance Earth-Sun, v is the speed of revolution and π is a constant (π ≈ 3.14).

  1. 3/5 of a year
  2. 5/3 of a year
  3. 2 years
  4. 2.5 years

Correct Answer: B

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