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Year 5 Ratios Worksheet
Write each ratio in the order asked. Simplify ratios by dividing both parts by the same number. For sharing problems, find the total number of parts first.
Understanding ratios
1.In your own words, what does a ratio tell us?
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2.What is the ratio of red flags to blue flags in the display?
- 3:2
- 2:3
- 3:5
- 5:2
3.At a surf lifesaving club, 9 members are checking rescue boards and 15 are checking first-aid kits. Write the ratio of board-checkers to first-aid-kit checkers.
4.Which ratios are equivalent to 3:5? Select all correct answers.
- 6:10
- 9:15
- 12:20
- 6:8
- 15:25
5.Match each ratio to an equivalent ratio.
- 2:3
- 4:5
- 3:7
- 5:6
- 16:20
- 20:24
- 12:18
- 9:21
Simplifying ratios
6.Simplify 8:12 as far as possible.
7.Simplify 18:30 as far as possible.
8.At the club, Finn sorts 14 yellow swim caps and 21 green swim caps. What is the simplest ratio of yellow caps to green caps?
9.Show how you simplify 24:36, then write the ratio in its simplest form.
Sharing amounts using ratios
10.A box holds 28 snack bars. The ratio of oat bars to fruit bars is 3:4. How many oat bars are in the box?
11.Ngaio and Anahera share $45 in the ratio 2:3, with Ngaio receiving the first share. How much does each person receive?
12.A surf club prepares drink mix using concentrate and water in the ratio 1:5. If the mix includes 200 mL of concentrate, how much water is needed?
13.A team of 32 volunteers is divided between patrol duty and beach clean-up in the ratio 5:3. How many volunteers are assigned to each job?
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