MathsYears 7–8Number

Ratio

Simplify and use ratios; divide a quantity in a given ratio; solve ratio problems in context

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you have a bag of red and blue buttons. For every 2 red buttons, there are 3 blue ones. That's a ratio of 2:3!

  2. 2

    If the ratio of red to blue is 2:3, how many blue buttons are there for every 2 red?

  3. 3

    Drag buttons to match the ratio 1:2 (1 red for every 2 blue).

  4. 4

    The ratio of apples to oranges is 3:1. There are 9 apples. How many oranges?

  5. 5

    For every 4 biscuits, there are 2 glasses of milk. What is the ratio of biscuits to milk?

  6. 6

    Build a ratio of 5:3 using the bar model. The total is 8.

  7. 7

    If the ratio of cats to dogs is 2:5, and there are 4 cats, how many dogs?

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