MathsYear 6Ratio & Proportion

Relative sizes using ratio notation

Solve problems involving the relative sizes of two quantities where missing values can be found by using integer multiplication and division facts

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine a fruit bowl with 2 apples 🍎 and 3 oranges 🍊. The ratio of apples to oranges is 2 : 3.

  2. 2

    What does the ratio 2:3 tell us about the fruit bowl?

  3. 3

    Let's write the ratio of blue cubes to red cubes. 🧊🧊🧊🧊🧊 🟥🟥

  4. 4

    Make a ratio of 4 yellow stars ⭐ to 1 green star. Drag the stars to match.

  5. 5

    A bag has 6 red buttons and 2 blue buttons. What is the ratio of red to blue?

  6. 6

    A recipe needs 3 cups of flour and 1 cup of sugar. Write the ratio of flour to sugar.

  7. 7

    In a garden, there are 8 roses and 4 daisies. What is the ratio of daisies to roses?

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