Warm-Ups


1	The ratio of 40 men to 30 women can be expressed as the ratio 4 to 3.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


2	The ratio of 3 feet to 2 yards can be expressed as the ratio 3 to 2.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


3	If the ratio of men to women in the Chamber of Commerce is 3 to 2 and there are 20 men, then there must be 30 women.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


4	The ratio of 1.5 to 2 is equivalent to the ratio of 3 to 4.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


5	A statement that two ratios are equal is called a proportion.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


6	The product of the extremes is equal to the product of the means.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


7	If 2/x = 3/5, then 5x = 6.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


8	The ratio of the height of a 12-inch cactus to the height of a 3-foot cactus is 4 to 1.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


9	If 30 out of 100 lawyers preferred aspirin and the rest did not, then the ratio of lawyers that preferred aspirin to those who did not is 0 to 100.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


10	If (x + 5)/x = 2/3, then 3x + 15 = 2x.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE

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