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Ratios, fractions and linear functions worksheet — GCSE Foundation
Fifteen questions on "ratios, fractions and linear functions" — DfE statement R8. Print it, or print three versions so neighbours cannot copy by letter; the key gives the letter for each version.
Ratios, fractions and linear functions worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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- 1.The ratio of y to x is always 3 : 4. Write down which equation could represent this relationship.
- 2.In a fruit bowl, the ratio of apples to oranges is 5 : 3. Work out what percentage of the fruit in the bowl is apples.
- 3.A fruit squash is made by mixing squash and water. In a jug, 2/9 of the total volume is squash. A caterer makes up 4.5 litres of the squash mixture. Work out how many litres of squash are in the mixture.
- 4.Two quantities are connected by the formula y = 0.8x. Write down the ratio y : x in its simplest form.y = 0.8x
- 5.A prize fund of £240 is shared between two winners in the ratio 3 : 5. Write the smaller winner's share as a fraction of the whole prize fund.
- 6.Write the ratio 6a : 9a in its simplest form, where a is a positive number.
- 7.A scale drawing of a garden uses a scale of 1 : 20. Write down a formula for the real length, L metres, in terms of the length on the drawing, d centimetres, given that 1 metre = 100 centimetres.
- 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.A ratio is 3 : 5. Write the first part of the ratio as a fraction of the whole.
- 10.A straight-line graph passes through the origin and the point (4, 10). The line represents y = kx. Write down the ratio x : y in its simplest form.
- 11.A recipe requires flour and butter in the ratio 3 : 2. Write down which of these amounts could be used in the recipe.
- 12.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.
- 13.The ratio of two lengths is 0.6 : 1.5. Write this ratio in its simplest whole-number form.
- 14.A shop's profit, P pounds, is in direct proportion to the number of items sold, n. When 15 items are sold, the profit is £45. Write down the ratio n : P in its simplest form for this shop.
- 15.Write the ratio 4 : 9 in the form 1 : n.
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