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Fractions in ratio problems worksheet — GCSE Foundation
Fifteen questions on "fractions in ratio problems" — DfE statement N11. Print it, or print three versions so neighbours cannot copy by letter; the key gives the letter for each version.
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Fractions in ratio problems worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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- 1.In a chess club, 3/8 of the members are girls and the rest are boys. Write down the ratio of girls to boys.
- 2.In a fruit basket the ratio of bananas to oranges is 2 : 5. What fraction of the fruit are oranges?
- 3.£60 is shared between Amir, Bo and Chen in the ratio 1:2:3. Work out the fraction of the £60 that Amir and Bo receive together.
- 4.In a box of chocolates 5/8 are milk chocolates and the rest are dark chocolates. Work out the number of dark chocolates as a fraction of the number of milk chocolates.
- 5.In a car park the ratio of vans to cars is 2 : 7. Work out the number of vans as a fraction of the number of cars.
- 6.In a classroom the ratio of boys to girls is 3 : 4. What fraction of the class are boys?
- 7.A bag holds 50 counters. 2/5 of them are red and the rest are blue. 5 red counters are then taken out of the bag. Work out the new ratio of red counters to blue counters. Give your answer in its simplest form.
- 8.In a youth club the number of girls is 2/3 of the number of boys. What fraction of the members of the club are girls?
- 9.In a music collection, the ratio of pop albums to rock albums is 5 : 3. Work out the number of rock albums as a fraction of the number of pop albums.
- 10.A necklace is made from red beads and gold beads in the ratio 7 : 3. What fraction of the beads are gold?
- 11.A window display has red baubles, gold baubles and green baubles in the ratio 4 : 5 : 6. What fraction of the baubles are not green?
- 12.A fruit bowl contains apples, pears and plums in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5. What fraction of the fruit are not plums?
- 13.An allotment is divided into two plots in the ratio 2:3. The larger plot has an area of 18 m². Work out the fraction of the total area taken up by the smaller plot.
- 14.A paint mix is made from white paint and blue paint in the ratio 5 : 3. Priya uses 1.2 litres of blue paint and the matching amount of white paint. Work out the total volume of the mix.
- 15.In a fruit crate the ratio of oranges to lemons is 5 : 6. What fraction of the fruit in the crate are lemons?
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