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Term B · Original cumulative assessment

5B Cumulative Review 4 — Ratio, Rate and Percentage

20 original questions across Chapters 13–15.

Attempt each question before opening its worked answer. When printing, solutions are hidden. Show reasoning and label physical units as asked.

Review and practice

Question 1

2 points

Fourteen yellow beads and twenty-one green beads are shown. Give the simplest yellow:green ratio and explain the order.

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Answer: 2:3

14:21÷7=2:3; the first term denotes yellow.

Question 2

2 points

Decide whether 9:12 and 6:8 are equivalent. Demonstrate with a common simplified ratio.

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Answer: Yes; both 3:4

9:12 ÷3=3:4; 6:8÷2=3:4.

Question 3

2 points

The ratio red:blue is 2:7, with 45 counters total. Find each count using ratio-unit parts.

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Answer: 10 red and 35 blue

Nine parts represent 45; one part=5; 2×5=10 and 7×5=35.

Question 4

2 points

If A:B=5:2 and B:C=4:3, combine them as A:B:C and explain middle-term scaling.

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Answer: 10:4:3

Multiply A:B by two to give 10:4, then combine with 4:3.

Question 5

2 points

Blue:green marbles = 3:5 and there are 40 green marbles. Find blue and total marbles.

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Answer: 24 blue, 64 total

One ratio unit is 8; blue=3×8=24; total 24+40=64.

Question 6

2 points

A courier travels 210 km over 5 hours. Give the unit rate in kilometers per hour.

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Answer: 42 km/h

210÷5=42 km per hour.

Question 7

2 points

A pen costs $2.75. Find the cost of eight pens using the rate and number of pens.

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Answer: $22.00

8×2.75=22.00 dollars.

Question 8

2 points

At constant pace, a walker travels 2 km in 5 minutes. How far in 20 minutes? Show scaling.

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Answer: 8 km

Twenty minutes is four five-minute periods; 2×4=8 km.

Question 9

2 points

A filter cleans 1.2 L in 6 minutes. Find its rate and the volume it cleans in 15 minutes.

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Answer: 0.2 L/min; 3 L

1.2÷6=0.2; 0.2×15=3 L.

Question 10

2 points

Seventeen of 50 equal cells are colored. Express the colored portion as a percent of the whole.

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Answer: 34%

17/50=34/100=34%.

Question 11

2 points

Write 60% as a fraction in simplest form, showing the hundredths fraction first.

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Answer: 3/5

60%=60/100=3/5.

Question 12

2 points

What percentage is the decimal 0.084? Explain the multiplication by 100.

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Answer: 8.4%

0.084×100=8.4; percentage counts hundredths.

Question 13

2 points

Convert 9/25 to a percentage through an equivalent fraction with denominator 100.

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Answer: 36%

9/25=36/100=36%.

Question 14

2 points

Find 30% of 90 items and identify which number represents the original whole.

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Answer: 27 items; whole = 90

30/100×90=27.

Question 15

2 points

After a 10% discount, a bag costs $45. Find its original price and explain the relationship to 90%.

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Answer: $50

45 is 90% of original, so 45÷0.9=50.

Question 16

2 points

A:B=3:2 and the total is 150. How many are in each group? What is 30% of group A?

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Answer: 90 in A, 60 in B; 27 is 30% of A

Five parts, one=30; A90 B60; 0.3×90=27.

Question 17

2 points

An admission center issues 48 tickets in 4 hours. If output remains constant, how many tickets in 7 hours? State the rate.

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Answer: 12 tickets/h; 84 tickets

48÷4=12 tickets/h; 12×7=84.

Question 18

2 points

A vehicle travels at 80 km/h for 1.5 hours. What is 25% of that distance?

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Answer: 30 km

Distance 80×1.5=120 km; quarter is 30 km.

Question 19

2 points

Compare 25% of 120 with 40% of 75. Are the results equal? Show both computations.

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Answer: Both equal 30

0.25×120=30, 0.40×75=30.

Question 20

2 points

A vehicle initially travels 180 km in 3 hours. If its rate increases by 25%, how far will it travel in 2 hours at the new constant rate?

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Answer: 150 km

Original rate 60 km/h; new 75 km/h; two hours =150 km.