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Ratio practice
Practise ratio at your own pace. Choose a difficulty, try each question on paper or in your jotter, use hints only when you need a start, then show answers to check your work.
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Choose a difficulty and number of questions, write down your working, then reveal answers only when you are ready to check. Hints give a starting point without giving away the answer.
10 practice questions
Current set: Mixed. Show your method for each question before checking answers.
1. A recipe uses flour and oats in the ratio 2:1. How many cups of oats are needed for 16 cups of flour?
2. A map scale is 1 cm:6 km. What real distance is shown by 15 cm?
3. Simplify the ratio 4:6:12.
4. Write an equivalent ratio to 1:4 by multiplying each part by 4.
5. A recipe uses 111 g of pasta for 4 people. How much pasta is needed for 12 people?
6. 4 boxes hold 48 calculators. If each box holds the same number, how many calculators are in 6 boxes?
7. Simplify the ratio 14:20.
8. Share £91.00 in the ratio 5:8.
9. The ratio of red counters to blue counters is 5:9. There are 45 red counters. How many blue counters are there?
10. A recipe uses 162 g of pasta for 2 people. How much pasta is needed for 6 people?
Practice answers
Check your work when you are ready.