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Grade 2 · Foundation · free GCSE maths worksheet

Simple ratio notation

Writing and simplifying ratios such as 4:6.

10 original questions, 16 marks. Print the worksheet, mark it with the answers sheet, and use the solutions to see every step written out by hand.

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The questions

1

Write down the ratio 20 : 35 in its simplest form.

1 mark
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4 : 7
2

A bag has 8 red counters and 12 blue counters.

Write the ratio of red counters to blue counters in its simplest form.

2 marks
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2 : 3
3

Write down the ratio 42 : 6 in the form n : 1.

1 mark
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7 : 1
4

A fruit bowl has 4 apples and 6 pears.

Write down the ratio of apples to pears in its simplest form.

1 mark
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2 : 3
5

In a class, the ratio of boys to girls is 2 : 3. This means that for every 2 boys there are 3 girls.

There are 6 boys in the class. How many girls are there?

2 marks
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9
6

Write down the missing number.

3 : 5 = 12 : ___

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20
7

In a choir there are 16 sopranos and 24 altos.

Write down the ratio of the number of sopranos to the number of altos.

Give your ratio in its simplest form.

2 marks
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2 : 3
8

Simplify the ratio 15 : 10

2 marks
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3 : 2
9

Write down the ratio 45 cm : 1.5 m in its simplest form.

2 marks
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3 : 10
10

At a cinema screening there are 84 adults and 63 children.

Write down the ratio of the number of adults to the number of children.

Give your ratio in its simplest form.

2 marks
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4 : 3

Every question here is original and written by Robinson Tuition. The grade follows the Edexcel grade descriptors and suits AQA and OCR too; this is not an exam-board paper.

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