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Basic Ratio Concepts Worksheet

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Basic Ratio Concepts Worksheet

Coloured counters and cubes illustration

🍎 Part 1: Understanding Ratios

1. Look at this picture: 4 red apples and 2 green apples. What is the ratio of red apples to green apples?

2 : 4

4 : 2

6 : 1

2. Fill in the blanks: If there are 3 blue counters and 5 yellow counters, the ratio is _____ : _____
3. Complete this sentence: "For every 2 red cubes, there are _____ green cubes" if the ratio is 2 : 6

2

4

6

4. True or False: The ratio 3 : 2 is the same as 2 : 3

True

False

🔗 Part 2: Matching Activity

5. Match each ratio to the correct "for every" sentence:
5 : 1
2 : 3
4 : 4
For every 4 red, there are 4 blue
For every 5 cats, there is 1 dog
For every 2 boys, there are 3 girls

✏️ Part 3: Word Problems

6. In a bag of sweets, there are 6 strawberry sweets and 3 lemon sweets. What is the ratio of strawberry to lemon sweets?
7. A recipe uses 2 cups of flour for every 1 cup of sugar. Write this as a ratio:

Flour : Sugar = _____ : _____

8. Look around your classroom. Choose two things you can see and write a ratio about them. Explain your ratio using "for every" language:
9. If there are 8 pencils and 4 rubbers in a box, complete this sentence:

"For every _____ pencils, there are _____ rubbers."

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