CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY MATHEMATICS STAGE 6 WORKSHEET 12B
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Worksheet 12B: Ratio and proportion
1 Write these ratios in their simplest form.
a 9 : 24 b 7 : 63
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c 6 : 15 d 45 : 9
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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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