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Ratios, fractions and linear functions worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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Ratios, fractions and linear functions worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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- 1.Write the ratio 4 : 9 in the form 1 : n.
- 2.Two quantities are connected by the formula y = 0.8x. Write down the ratio y : x in its simplest form.y = 0.8x
- 3.Given that a is 40% of b, write the ratio a : b in its simplest form.
- 4.A ratio is 3 : 5. Write the first part of the ratio as a fraction of the whole.
- 5.Two quantities x and y are in the ratio x : y = 2 : 5, and y = kx for a constant k. Work out the value of k.
- 6.The ratio of y to x is always 3 : 4. Write down which equation could represent this relationship.
- 7.In a bag the ratio of red counters to blue counters is 7 : 4. Write the number of red counters as a fraction of the number of blue counters.
- 8.A vegetable patch is divided between carrots, potatoes and onions in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5. Write down the fraction of the patch used for potatoes.
- 9.The ratio of two lengths is 0.6 : 1.5. Write this ratio in its simplest whole-number form.
- 10.Write the ratio 2/3 : 1/2 as a ratio of whole numbers, in its simplest form.
- 11.In a class, 50% of the students study French, 30% study Spanish and the rest study German. Write down the ratio of French : Spanish : German students, in its simplest form.
- 12.Write the ratio 6a : 9a in its simplest form, where a is a positive number.
- 13.A recipe uses flour and sugar in the ratio 4 : 1 by mass. The mass of sugar is s grams and the mass of flour is f grams. Write down a formula for f in terms of s.
- 14.A shop sells identical pens. The total cost, C pence, of n pens is given by C = 12n. Write the ratio n : C in its simplest form.
- 15.In a fruit drink, 3/8 of the total volume is orange juice and the rest is apple juice. Write down the ratio of orange juice to apple juice, in its simplest form.
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