Download Geometry Name_________________________ Worksheet – Day 1

Geometry
Worksheet – Day 1 – Practice Ratios and Proportions
Name_________________________
Simplify the ratio.
1. $12 : $16
2.
32in.
8in.
Find the ratio of the width to the length of the rectangle. Then simplify the ratio.
3.
4.
4 cm
6 in.
12 cm
10 in.
5. The perimeter of a rectangle is 56 inches. The ratio of the length to the width is 6 : 1. Find the length
and the width.
The measures of the angles of a triangle are in the extended ratio given. Find the measures of the angle of
the triangle.
6. 1 : 7 : 10
7. 5 : 6 : 7
Solve the proportion.
4
x

8.
5 15
10.
x  2 27

4
12
9.
11.
5 20

8
y
3
1

x x 6
Find the geometric mean of the two numbers.
12. 2 and 8
13. 3 and 9
14. 7 and 14
15. 8 and 16
Let x = 6, y = 3, and z = 2. Write the ratio in simplest form.
2x  y
4z  3
16.
17.
x
3
Solve the proportion.
y  2 2y  3

19.
2
5
20.
18.
8
k 2

k 2
4
z  2y
2x  4