Ratios and proportion
3:2
3:2 3 parts water
2 parts orange juice 3:2 3 parts water
2 parts orange juice 3:2 3 parts water 3 + 2 = 5 equal parts…
Find value of one share if you know the value of the whole amount…
£350 £??
£350 £?? How did you work it out?
£350 £70 350 ÷ 5 = 70
£350 £70 £70 £70
£350 £70 £70 £70 3 70 = 210
£350 £210
£350 £210 £??
Find value of one share if you know the value of the other share…
£20
£20 ??
£20 £30
£20 £30 How did you work it out?
Try these problems, some in pictures and some in words…
Jim’s Jemima’s Write down the ratio using the colon notation…
£800 Jim’s Jemima’s Find the value of Jim and Jemima’s shares…
£?? £280 £?? Find the value of the whole amount and the missing share…
Write down the ratio using the smallest whole numbers you can…
How much cous-cous and water do you need for two servings?
Write the ratio of (dry) cous-cous to water in its lowest terms
Algernon wants to make 800g of cooked cous-cous Algernon wants to make 800g of cooked cous-cous. How much dry cous-cous does he need? And how much water in ml?