Mathletics Ratios — A Name:

Fall, 2009 Mr. Hershman

Part I. (14 points) Solve without the use of a calculator

1. Give four possible answers to the prompt: state three numbers with a ratio of 4 : 7 : 9
2 pts

2. The sum of three numbers is 100 and the numbers have a ratio of 5 : 7 : 13 What are
the three numbers? 2 pts

3. The ratio of the interior angles in a triangle is 5 : 7 : 18 what are the angles?
2 pts

4. The ratio of the interior angles in a quadrilateral is 3 : 1 : 4 : 6 what is the largest angle?
2 pts

16
5. The ratio of the area of one square to the area of another is 25
. What is the ratio of the
side lengths? 2 pts

6. Write a ratio problem involving the interior angles of a pentagon and show the solution
2 pts

7. The ratio of the interior angles of a triangle is 3 : 29 : x. Assuming integral measures,

give all possible values of x in the ratio. 2 pts
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Solutions to Ratios — A

1. 4 : 7 : 9 and 8 : 14 : 18 and 12 : 21 : 27

2. 20 + 28 + 52 = 100

3.

5x + 7x + 18x = 180 (1)

30x = 180 (2)
x=6 (3)
30 : 42 : 108 (4)


4. 216◦

q
16 4
5. 25
= 5

6. The sum of the interior angles of a polygon is 180(n − 2) where n is the number of sides.
So the sum of the interior angles should be 540◦ . Problems will vary.

7. 180 − 3v + 29v = x so for the following values of v

1148 (5)
2116 (6)
384 (7)
452 (8)
520 (9)

The possible values of x in the ratio are 148, 116, 84, 52, and 20.