Proportion Questions
Proportion Questions
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5. R3, R4Some people in a supermarket are shopping for food.
R1, PRACTICE QUESTIONS BY TOPIC
2 100g : 46p
5 250g : £ 1.15
£ 1.15
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2 A stack of 20 identical boxes is 140 cm tall.
(b) Tins of beans cost 36p each.
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What is the largest number of these tins John can buy with £2?
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140 cm actual
size
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1) 140 ÷ 20 = 7 1: 7
2) 20 - 3 = 17 17: 119
Show 3) 7 × 17 = 119
your 119 cm
method
cm
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3 A meal in a restaurant costs the same for each person.
[Extra] For 11 people the total cost is £ 253
11 : 253 11 ÷ 253 = 23 1 : 23
or
12 : 276 12 : 276
£ 276
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60p : 100 g 2
£2.1 : 350 g 7
£ 2.1
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Raisins
Jack cost
pays for afor
£280p 100ofgrams.
bag raisins.
250 g
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g 15b
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62 In a zoo, the adult polar bear weighs three times more than the
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6 In a zoo, the adult polar bear weighs three times more than the baby
62 In a zoo, the adult polar bear weighs three times more than the
elephant.
baby elephant.
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polar bear
polar bear elephant elephant
elephant
polar bear
Together they weigh 700 kilograms.
Together they weigh 700 kilograms.
Together they weigh 700 kilograms.
How much does the polar bear weigh?
HowHow
much doesdoes
much the polar bear bear
the polar weigh?
weigh?
Show e:b
your
1 :3 :4 1
method
Show 175: 525: 700 175
your
method [2 marks]
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7 Nisha’s kettle holds 2 litres of water.
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525 kg
[2008] kg
cm
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7 litres cups
Nisha’s kettle holds 2 litres of water. [2 marks]
[2008] kg
2 8
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7 Nisha’s kettle holds 2 litres of water. 2 marks
litres cups
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How manymillilitres
millilitres are
are equal
equal to 1tocup?
1 cup?
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c:g
5
4.50 : 1000
2.7 : 600 3
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£ 2.7
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cm
100g : 125 g 4:5 1
4:5 344 : 430 86
3.6 g
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9 Here is a rectangle with six identical shaded squares
[2004] Hereinside
10 it.
is a rectangle with six identical shaded squares inside it.
[2004]
The The
widthwidth
of the of the rectangle
rectangle is 7.2 centimetres.
is 7.2 centimetres.
2.4 × 5 = 12
170 + = 220 – 20
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Not drawn
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Not drawn to scale
The distance from A to B is three times as far as from B to C.
45 cm
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12 This photograph shows three Russian dolls.
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[Extra] This photograph shows three Russian dolls.
[Extra]
4.5cm 3.2cm
p:r
4.5 : 13.5
3.2 : 9.6
Show
your
working
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If wheel A makes 150 turns, how many turns will wheel B make?
375
If wheel B makes 90 turns, how many turns will wheel A make?
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8 6 small bricks have the same mass as 5 large bricks.
14 6 small bricks have the same mass as 5 large bricks.
[2016]
[2016]
The mass
The mass of one
of one small
small brick
brick is is 2.5kg.
2.5 kg.
WhatWhat
is theis mass of one
the mass large
of one brick?
large brick?
6 × 2.5 = 15
15 ÷ 5 = 3
Show 3 kg
your
method 3 kg
kg
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15 Here are two similar right-angled triangles.
[2017]
b
4
a 1 cm
8
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KS2 item Write
templatethe ratio
version 1.1 of side a to side b.
2:8 a:b= 1 : 4
1:4 1 mark
[1 mark]
16 The rectangle is translated from A to B and enlarged by a scale
factor of 2
[Extra]
Draw the enlarged rectangle on the grid.
Use a ruler.
[2 marks]
17 The shaded shape is translated from A to B and enlarged by a scale
factor of 2
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Draw the enlarged shape on the grid.
Use a ruler.
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Pictures
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18 Here are four pictures, A, B, C and D. They are not to scale.
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5.6 × 1.25 = 7 7 cm
cm
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