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Worksheet 12B Ratio and Proportion

This worksheet focuses on ratio and proportion concepts for Cambridge Primary Mathematics Stage 6. It includes exercises on simplifying ratios, calculating dimensions of rectangles, and applying ratios in practical scenarios such as recipes and costs. The document provides a variety of problems to reinforce understanding of these mathematical principles.
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Worksheet 12B Ratio and Proportion

This worksheet focuses on ratio and proportion concepts for Cambridge Primary Mathematics Stage 6. It includes exercises on simplifying ratios, calculating dimensions of rectangles, and applying ratios in practical scenarios such as recipes and costs. The document provides a variety of problems to reinforce understanding of these mathematical principles.
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CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY MATHEMATICS STAGE 6 WORKSHEET 12B

Name ___________________________________ Date _____________

Worksheet 12B: Ratio and proportion


1 Write these ratios in their simplest form.
a 9 : 24 b 7 : 63

___________ ___________
c 6 : 15 d 45 : 9

___________ ___________
2 The ratio of length to width in a rectangle is 4 : 1.

a The width of the rectangle is 10 cm. What is the length of the rectangle?

___________
b The length of a different rectangle is 12 cm. What is the width of the rectangle?

___________

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3 Three cylinders have the same width as five calculators.

How many calculators have the same width as 12 cylinders?

___________
4 Here is a recipe for tomato soup for 6 people.
Complete the quantities for 12 people and for 3 people.
Tomato soup
6 people 12 people 3 people

1 kg tomatoes

1 small onion

1 small carrot

1 celery stick

1.2 litres water

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5 Pierre picks 25 flowers in his garden.


1 in every 5 of the flowers are yellow.
How many yellow flowers does Pierre pick?

___________

6 Here are two equilateral triangles.

The ratio of the length of the sides of the large equilateral triangle
to the small equilateral triangle is 5 : 1.
What is the perimeter of the large equilateral triangle?

___________

7 Two numbers are in the ratio 5 : 7.


One of the numbers is 35.
Find two possible values for the other number.

______________________

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Challenge
8 Alana makes necklaces using white and pink beads.
For every 1 white bead she uses 3 pink beads.
Each necklace has 32 beads.
• The cost of the string is $1.
• Each white bead costs 65c.
• Each pink bead costs 70c.
Use a calculator to help you find the cost of one necklace.
Show your working.

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