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Chapter 03
Ratios and Proportions
Multiple Choice Questions
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Learning Objective: 03-01 Set up and manipulate ratios
Topic: 03-02 Reducing a Ratio to Its Lowest Terms
2. During 2016, Acme Company’s total overhead of $685,000 was
allocated as follows: 18% to division A, 42% to division B, and the
remainder to division C. What is the ratio of the overhead in division A to
the overhead in division B to the overhead in division C in the lowest
terms?
A.18: 42: 40
B. 9: 21: 20
C.
D. 10: 23: 22
E. 18: 42: 50
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Topic: 03-02 Reducing a Ratio to Its Lowest Terms
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Topic: 03-04 Proportions
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Topic: 03-05 Proportions with Three Variables
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7. Nitin and Sam have invested in a partnership in the ratio of 3:5. If Sam
adds another $10,000 to the business, how much should Nitin invest in
order to maintain the same ratio?
A.$10,000
B. $3,000
C. $5,000
D. $6,000
E. $12,000
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Topic: 03-06 Application: Proration
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9. A punch recipe calls for orange juice, ginger ale, and vodka to be mixed
in the ratio of 4.5:2.5:1. How much orange juice and vodka should be
mixed with 2-litre bottle of ginger ale?
A.3.6 litres orange juice; 0.8 litres vodka
B. 3.5 litres orange juice; 0.75 litres vodka
C. 6 litres orange juice; 0.1.25 litres vodka
D. 5 litres orange juice; 1.1 litres vodka
E. 4.1 litres orange juice; 0.9 litres vodka
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Topic: 03-05 Proportions with Three Variables
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11. A college allows parking permits for students in the ratio of 5.5
students to a parking permit. The college currently has 11,000 students.
The student council did a survey and found that the ratio should be 4:1.
The college has agreed to add the extra parking spaces. How many
more spaces are required to meet the 4:1 ratio?
A.2,750
B. 2,200
C. 1,250
D. 1,150
E. 750
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13. A gym club membership costs $499 for two years. A member may
cancel at any time and a refund less a $75 administration fee will be
issued. The notice of cancellation must be received by the 15th of the
month in order for the cancellation to be effective for the following
month. Najib purchased a membership on March 1st last year, and
decided to cancel it on June 10th of this year. How much of a refund will
Najib receive?
A.$166.33
B. $332.67
C. $257.55
D. $91.33
E. $112.13
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Learning Objective: 03-03 Use proportions to allocate or prorate an amount
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14. Aaron, Luc and Isaac invested in a business in the ratio of 3.5: 5:
7.5. The factory that they leased requires renovations of $125,000. If the
partners want to maintain their investments in the business in the same
ratio, how much should each partner pay for the renovations?
A.$58,593.75; $27,343.75; $39,062.50
B. $35,000; $50,000; $75,000
C. $20,000; $40,000; $60,000
D. $27,343.75; $58,593.75; $39,062.50
E. $27,343.75; $39,062.50; $58,593.75
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17. Jane, Lynda, and Ginny run a consignment dress store. The
partnership agreement states that the profits are distributed according to
the hours each works in the store. For the month of July, profits are
$8,500. The hours worked by Jane, Lynda and Ginny are 170, 190, and
200 respectively. How should the month’s profits be allocated?
A.$2,000; $3,000; $3,000
B. $3,000; $3,000; 2,000
C. $2,883.93; $2,580.36; $3,035.71
D. $3,035.71; $2,883.93; 2,580.36
E. $2,580.36; $2,883.93; $3,035.71
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Learning Objective: 03-04 Use quoted exchange rates to convert between
currencies
Topic: 03-07 Application: Exchange Rates and Currency Conversion
21. The current exchange rates show that C$1.00 = €0.7448. If you
have $200 Canadian dollars, what is the equivalent amount in euros?
A.€320.71
B. €148.96
C. €136.50
D. €268.53
E. €150.70
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23. The current exchange rates show that C$1.00 = €0.7448. If you
have $1,000 Canadian dollars to exchange and the currency exchange
charges 4% on all transactions, how many euros will you be able to
buy?
A.€1,342.64
B. €1063.59
C. €1,288.94
D. €715.008
E. €960
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25. The current exchange rates show that US$1.00 = €0.7700. If you
have $600 US dollars, what is the equivalent amount in euros?
A.€462.00
B. €803.40
C. €779.22
D. €750
E. €450
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26. The current exchange rates show that US$1.00 = €0.7700. If you
have $450 US dollars to exchange and the currency exchange charges
2.5% on all transactions, how many euros will you be able to buy?
A.€346.50
B. €337.84
C. €584.42
D. €569.81
E. €450
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27. The current exchange rates show that C$1.00 = £0.6370. If you
have C$250, what is the equivalent amount in British pounds?
A.£392.46
B. £105
C. £159.25
D. £430.97
E. £200
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28. A hamburger in Canada costs C$5.00, and the same hamburger
costs €5.00 in France. What percentage more is the cost of a
hamburger in France? Use C$1.00 = €0.7448 as the exchange rate.
A.37.6%
B. 39.6%
C. 62.4%
D. 34.3%
E. 0%
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29. A litre of gas costs €1.00 in France. What would be the equivalent
cost in Canada? Use C$1.00 = €0.7448 as the exchange rate.
A.$0.62
B. $0.74
C. $0.85
D. $1.40
E. $1.34
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31. You can buy euros at a currency exchange store or at the airport.
If you want to buy €250, would it be better to pay a 1% transaction fee
or a flat service charge of $10.00? Use C$1.00 = €0.7448 as the
exchange rate.
A.1% transaction fee is more expensive by $6.64
B. 1% transaction fee is less expensive by $6.64
C. flat service charge is less expensive by $6.64
D. flat service charge is more expensive by $6.64
E. no difference in fee
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32. A bag of popcorn costs C$1.99 in Canada, and the same bag of
popcorn costs US$1.99 in Morgan Hill, California, USA. What
percentage more is the cost of the bag of popcorn in the US than in
Canada? Use US$1.00 = C$1.0339 as the exchange rate.
A.16.5%
B. 80.24%
C. 3.39%
D. 83.5%
E. 19.67%
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43. The basket of goods and services included in the Consumer Price
Index cost $35,750 in the base year. If the same basket cost $43,000
six years later, what was the CPI on that date?
A.83.1
B. 116.7
C. 72.5
D. 120.3
E. 118.4
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Topic: 03-11 Application: Index Numbers
44. The basket of goods and services included in the Consumer Price
Index cost $425 in the base year. If the same basket cost $575 ten
years later, what was the CPI on that date?
A.73.9
B. 126.1
C. 115.0
D. 130.4
E. 135.3
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45. The CPI increased from 130.0 to 135.0 over a two-year period. If
a person earned $35,000 at the beginning of the two-year period, how
much would they have to earn at the end of the two-year period to
maintain the same purchasing power?
A.$36,346
B. $36,750
C. $36,296
D. $36,500
E. $40,125
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46. The CPI increased from 125.0 to 132.0 over a three-year period. If
a person earned $40,000 at the beginning of the three-year period, how
much would they have to earn at the end of the three-year period to
maintain the same purchasing power?
A.$42,800
B. $42,240
C. $40,933
D. $42,121
E. $40,250
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47. Nitin earns $15 per hour today. Five years ago he earned $11.75
per hour. During the five-year period the CPI rose from 136.5 to 147.6.
Has Nitin’s buying power increased or decreased and by how much in
current year’s dollars?
A.increased by $2.37
B. decreased by $2.37
C. increased by $2.29
D. decreased by $2.29
E. increased by $1.95
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48. Sally earns $25 per hour today. Seven years ago she earned
$20.75 per hour. During the seven-year period the CPI rose from 136.5
to 158.2. Has Sally’s buying power increased or decreased and by how
much in current year’s dollars?
A.increased by $3.61
B. decreased by $3.61
C. decreased by $0.95
D. increased by $0.95
E. increased by $1.40
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49. Sam is going to ask for a raise. Over the past year, the CPI has
gone from 129.9 to 131.9. Sam currently earns $42,500. What is the
minimum raise that Sam should ask for in order to maintain the same
buying power?
A.$43,350
B. $43,144
C. $44,000
D. $43,500
E. $43,154
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50. Victoria is going to ask for a raise. Over the past year, the CPI has
gone from 119.6 to 122.6. Victoria now earns $45,000. What is the
minimum raise that Victoria should ask for in order to maintain the same
buying power?
A.$46,129
B. $46,350
C. $46,101
D. $46.500
E. $46,100
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51. The price of a box of chalk has increased from $.89 to $1.39 over
a ten-year period. What index number would represent the change in
price over the ten-year period?
A.150.0
B. 156.2
C. 136.0
D. 142.0
E. 148.2
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52. The price of a laser printer dropped from $299.99 to $175. What
index number would represent the change in price?
A.125.0
B. 75.0
C. 58.3
D. 71.4
E. 41.7
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53. Carol bought 25.5 hectares of land for $63,000. If she buys
another 80 hectares of land at the same price per hectare as her first
purchase, how much must she pay for her second purchase?
A.$247,058.82
B. $197,647.06
C. $200,812.50
D. $260,647.06
E. $308,823.53
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58. Express the following ratio in its lowest terms. 76: 44: 8
A.38: 22: 1
B. 38: 11: 2
C. 9: 5: 1
D. 19: 11: 2
E. 6: 3: 1
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59. Express the following ratio in its lowest terms. 130: 290: 60
A.2: 4: 1
B. 26: 58: 12
C. 65: 145: 30
D. 58: 26: 12
E. 13: 29: 6
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60. Express the following ratio whose smallest term is 1. 3: 21: 0.75
A.1: 7: 0.25
B. 3: 21: 1
C. 11: 13: 1
D. 1: 7: 25
E. 4: 28: 1
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61. On a typical day Generous Motors sells 3,600 vans, 1,500 pickup
trucks, and 7,800 passenger cars. What is the sales ratio of cars to vans
to pickups?
A.36: 15: 78
B. 1,560: 720: 300
C. 26: 12: 5
D. 78: 15: 36
E. 12: 5: 26
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Topic: 03-01 Ratios
62. To raise money for her hockey team, Juliana collected a total of
$264. Her uncle Vic donated $96, her uncle Dave donated $48 and her
aunt Karen donated the rest. In lowest terms, express the ratio of the
donations of Vic, Dave and Karen.
A.4: 2: 5
B. 5: 12: 26
C. 2: 5: 4
D. 4: 2: 11
E. 5: 2: 4
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65. Last year the team won 34 games and lost 17. This year they will
play a total of 15 more games than they played last year. How many
games will they have to win this year to maintain the ratio of wins to
losses from last year? (There are no tie games.)
A.51
B. 24
C. 10
D. 44
E. 48
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68. Betty and Lois have already invested $12,450 and $16,600
respectively. If Betty invests another $6,000 what amount should Lois
contribute to maintain their investments in the same ratio?
A.$6,000
B. $7,000
C. $8,000
D. $9,000
E. $4,000
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71. Hockey goals and assists each count as one point. Anthony’s
ratio of goals to assists is 2:5. Last season he collected a total of 91
points. How many goals did Anthony score?
A.65
B. 35
C. 26
D. 78
E. 13
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72. Mary paid $1,500 for car insurance at the beginning of the year.
After 5 months she cancelled the insurance and was given a pro-rated
refund based on the number of months remaining on the policy less a
service charge of $100. How much money did she get back?
A.$500
B. $600
C. $625
D. $775
E. $875
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73. A lottery prize was shared by Andy, Betty, and Chris by the ratio
of 15:12:27. If Andy received $ 4,500, how much did Chris get?
A.$11,700
B. $8,100
C. $3,600
D. $16,200
E. $9,900
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74. Axel, Bonita, and Chip are partners in business. The ratio of
ownership of the partnership between Axel, Bonita, and Chip
respectively is 5:4:10. If Bonita’s share is worth $28,000 what is the
value of the whole business?
A.$56,000
B. $35,000
C. $112,000
D. $133,000
E. $70,000
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76. Rodger, Dodger, and Codger own a business in the ratio of 12: 7:
9. The value of the business is $560,000. If Codger sells his share to
Dodger, what will be the new ownership ratio in the form Rodger:
Dodger?
A.4: 3
B. 21: 7
C. 3: 1
D. 4: 5
E. 3: 4
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80. Ajax Corporation has $10 million in debt and $75 in equity. The
debt to equity ratio in lowest terms is 2:15.
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Topic: 03-02 Reducing a Ratio to Its Lowest Terms
81. An industrial process requires a mixture of 16% chlorine to alcohol
by weight. The ratio of alcohol to chlorine is also 16% by weight.
FALSE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Learning Objective: 03-01 Set up and manipulate ratios
Topic: 03-01 Ratios
82. The instructions for a batch of extreme punch calls for 400 mL of
ginger ale to 4 litresof fruit juice. The ratio of ginger ale to fruit juice, in
litres, is 0.4:4.
TRUE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Learning Objective: 03-01 Set up and manipulate ratios
Topic: 03-01 Ratios
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Learning Objective: 03-02 Set up and solve proportions
Topic: 03-05 Proportions with Three Variables
84. Given the proportion of 1.3 : 2.8 : 1.6 = t : u : 0.68, the value of t
and u is 0.5525 and 1.19 respectively
TRUE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Learning Objective: 03-02 Set up and solve proportions
Topic: 03-05 Proportions with Three Variables
85. Ajax Company had sales of $70 million, Cost of goods of $48.3
million, and Operating Expenses of $1.9. Given the same proportion,
Ballard Company’s sales are $25.2 million if Operating expenses are
$.6.
FALSE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Learning Objective: 03-03 Use proportions to allocate or prorate an amount
on a proportionate basis
Topic: 03-06 Application: Proration
86. The last will of a family stated that assets would be divided on a
3.5: 1.6: 2.9 basis. If $60,000 of assets were sold, then the respective
distributions are $26250,$12000,$21750.
FALSE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Learning Objective: 03-02 Set up and solve proportions
Learning Objective: 03-03 Use proportions to allocate or prorate an amount
on a proportionate basis
Topic: 03-05 Proportions with Three Variables
Topic: 03-06 Application: Proration
TABLE 3.2 Currency Cross Rates (noon, Toronto, October 30, 2015)
89. Tomiko is planning a trip from Japan to Canada and then to the
United States. She intends to bring ¥300,000 and converting it to
Canadian Dollars. She plans to spend approximately ¾ of her money in
Canada and the remaining in the United States. Using the information
from Table 3.2 and disregarding any commission, she should have
approximately US621.46 remaining to spend in the US.
TABLE 3.2 Currency Cross Rates (noon, Toronto, October 30, 2015)
90. If the price of gold went from U$850 to U$1,400 and the exchange
rate goes from $0.9721 per C$ to $0.9823 per C$, then there will be a
net gain of C$550.83.
TRUE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Learning Objective: 03-05 Relate currency exchange rate movement to
currency appreciation or depreciation
Topic: 03-10 Application: Appreciation and Depreciation of Currencies
91. If the Japanese Yen is currently at 100.868 per US$, and the US$
appreciates by 2.1% against the Japanese Yen, then the exchange rate
of Yen per US$ is ¥0.10122.
FALSE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Learning Objective: 03-05 Relate currency exchange rate movement to
currency appreciation or depreciation
Topic: 03-10 Application: Appreciation and Depreciation of Currencies
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Learning Objective: 03-05 Relate currency exchange rate movement to
currency appreciation or depreciation
Topic: 03-10 Application: Appreciation and Depreciation of Currencies
93. In one year, the CPI increased from 105.6 to 106.7. In order to
have the same purchasing power as $100 at the start of the year, you
would need $103.14 at the end of the year.
FALSE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Learning Objective: 03-06 Interpret and use index numbers
Topic: 03-11 Application: Index Numbers
94. Harry’s salary in 2005 was $58,000 at a time when the CPI was at
104.2. If the CPI in 2010 was 125, then Harry’s salary would have to be
64,000 to keep up with inflation.
FALSE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Learning Objective: 03-06 Interpret and use index numbers
Topic: 03-11 Application: Index Numbers
95. The CPI in 2005 was 113.5 and in 2012 was 125.6 if compared to
the base year of 2000, the purchasing power of the Dollar in 2012 was
88.11% of 2000.
TRUE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Learning Objective: 03-06 Interpret and use index numbers
Topic: 03-11 Application: Index Numbers
97. A basket of goods cost $250 at the base year. Six years later, the
same basket of goods cost $290. Determine the CPI in year six.
FALSE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Learning Objective: 03-06 Interpret and use index numbers
Topic: 03-11 Application: Index Numbers
98. If a basket of goods cost $630 today when the CPI is at 108.2,
then what did the same basket of goods cost 15 years ago when the
CPI was as 98.6?
FALSE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Learning Objective: 03-06 Interpret and use index numbers
Topic: 03-11 Application: Index Numbers
Short Answer Questions
= 3:16
Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: manual
Learning Objective: 03-01 Set up and manipulate ratios
Topic: 03-02 Reducing a Ratio to Its Lowest Terms
= 8:3
Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: manual
Learning Objective: 03-01 Set up and manipulate ratios
Topic: 03-02 Reducing a Ratio to Its Lowest Terms
= 3:1:2
Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: manual
Learning Objective: 03-01 Set up and manipulate ratios
Topic: 03-02 Reducing a Ratio to Its Lowest Terms
= 2:10:5
Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: manual
Learning Objective: 03-01 Set up and manipulate ratios
Topic: 03-02 Reducing a Ratio to Its Lowest Terms
103. Express the following ratio in its lowest terms: 0.08: 0.12
= 2:3
Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: manual
Learning Objective: 03-01 Set up and manipulate ratios
Topic: 03-02 Reducing a Ratio to Its Lowest Terms
104. Express the following ratio in its lowest terms: 2.5: 3.5: 3
= 5:7:6
Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: manual
Learning Objective: 03-01 Set up and manipulate ratios
Topic: 03-02 Reducing a Ratio to Its Lowest Terms
105. Express the following ratio in its lowest terms: 0.84: 1.4: 1.96
= 3:5:7
Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: manual
Learning Objective: 03-01 Set up and manipulate ratios
Topic: 03-02 Reducing a Ratio to Its Lowest Terms
106. Express the following ratio in its lowest terms: 11.7: 7.8: 3.9
= 3:2:1
Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: manual
Learning Objective: 03-01 Set up and manipulate ratios
Topic: 03-02 Reducing a Ratio to Its Lowest Terms