P5 MATHS

Ratio

Express each ratio in its simplest form.

7:9 ÷3 21: 27 ÷3
1. 21 : 27 = 7 : 9

2. 18 : 63 =

3. 64 : 56 =

4. 25 : 120 =

5. 84 : 60 =

5 : 7 7 : 8
÷12 ÷12 ÷8 ÷8
84 : 60 64 : 56
7:5 5. 8:7 3.
: 24 5 7 : 2
÷5 ÷5 ÷9 ÷9
25 : 120 18 : 63
5 : 24 4. 2:7 Solutions: 2.

Taken from Learning Maths Book 5A

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Ratio

Fill in the missing number in each equivalent ratio.

1. 8 : 5 = 40 :

2. 6 : 7 = 18 :

3. 9: = 108 : 96

4. 54 : =9:6

5. : 8 = 77 : 88

54 : 36 18 : 21
×6 ×6 ×3 ×3
6 : 9 7 : 6
36 4. 21 2.
8 : 7 8 : 9 40 : 25
÷11 ÷11 ÷12 ÷12 ×5 ×5
77 : 88 108 : 96 5 : 8
7 5. 8 3. 25 Solutions: 1.

Taken from Learning Maths Book 5A

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Ratio

Write your answers on the lines provided.

1. There are 26 boys on a school bus carrying 42 students.

(a) What is the ratio of the number of boys to the total number of students on the
school bus?

(b) What is the ratio of the number of girls to the number of boys on the school bus?

2. There are 46 storybooks and half as many comic books on a shelf. What is the ratio of the
number of comic books to the total number of books on the shelf?

8 : 13
÷2 ÷2
3 : 1 16 : 26
÷23 ÷23 girls : boys
23 : 69
There are 16 girls on the school bus.
comic books : total books 42 – 26 = 16
There are a total of 69 books on the shelf. (b) 8 : 13
46 + 23 = 69 13 : 21
÷2 ÷2
There are 23 comic books on the shelf. 26 : 42
46 ÷ 2 = 23 boys : all students
1:3 2. Solutions: 1. (a) 13 : 21

Taken from Learning Maths Book 5A

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Mental Maths: Division – Dividing Numbers by 25

Find the value of 7000 ÷ 25.

STRATEGY
7000 ÷ 25 = (7000 × 4) ÷ 100 [multiply the number by 4]
= 28 000 ÷ 100 [divide by 100]
= 280

Do these sums mentally.

1. 1200 ÷ 25 =

2. 9000 ÷ 25 =

3. 2150 ÷ 25 =

4. 8400 ÷ 25 =

5. 5250 ÷ 25 =

6. 6250 ÷ 25 =

7. 7850 ÷ 25 =

8. 4075 ÷ 25 =

9. 3700 ÷ 25 =

10. 8550 ÷ 25 =

10. 342 9. 148 8. 163 7. 314 6. 250 5. 210 4. 336 3. 86 2. 360 Solutions: 1. 48

Taken from Mental Mathematics Book 5

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