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Ratio notation and simplest form worksheet — GCSE Foundation
Fifteen questions on "ratio notation and simplest form" — DfE statement R4. Print it, or print three versions so neighbours cannot copy by letter; the key gives the letter for each version.
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Ratio notation and simplest form worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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- 1.A bag contains 7 red counters and 15 blue counters. Write down the ratio of red counters to blue counters in its simplest form.
- 2.Which of these ratios is equivalent to 2:3?
- 3.A recipe uses flour, sugar and butter in the ratio 8 : 3 : 5. Write the ratio of flour to the rest of the mixture (sugar and butter combined) in its simplest form.
- 4.Write the ratio 20 : 30 in its simplest form.
- 5.Write the ratio 2 : 1/4 as a ratio of whole numbers in its simplest form.
- 6.Write the ratio 18:22 in its simplest form.
- 7.A shade of paint is made by mixing blue paint and white paint. To make 5 litres of the shade, 2 litres of blue paint is used and the rest is white paint. Write the ratio of blue paint to white paint in its simplest form.
- 8.Write the ratio 0.75 : 2 as a ratio of whole numbers in its simplest form.
- 9.A mortar mix is made from sand and cement in the ratio 5 : 3. Write the ratio of sand to the total mix in its simplest form.
- 10.Write 2 m : 150 cm : 50 cm as a ratio of whole numbers in its simplest form.
- 11.Write the ratio 4x : 6x in its simplest form, where x is a positive number.
- 12.Write £3.60 : £2.40 as a ratio in its simplest form.
- 13.Simplify the ratio 12 : 18 : 30 to its simplest form.
- 14.Write 400 g : 1.5 kg as a ratio in its simplest form.
- 15.A class has 28 pupils. 16 of the pupils are girls and the rest are boys. Write the ratio of girls to boys in its simplest form.
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