Simple Ratios

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Chas and Dave share 20 sweets in a 2:3 ratio.

• How many parts are there to the ratio?

Chas and Dave share 20 sweets in a 2:3 ratio.

• There are 5 parts.• How many sweets is 1 part worth?

Chas and Dave share 20 sweets in a 2:3 ratio.

• There are 5 parts.• 1 part is worth 4 sweets.• How much does Chas get?

Chas and Dave share 20 sweets in a 2:3 ratio.

• There are 5 parts.• 1 part is worth 4 sweets• Chas gets 2 x 4 = 8 sweets• How many does Dave get?

Punt and Dennis share £50 in a 7:3 ratio.

• How many parts are there to the ratio?

Punt and Dennis share £50 in a 7:3 ratio.

• There are 10 parts.• How much is each part worth?

Punt and Dennis share £50 in a 7:3 ratio.

• There are 10 parts.• Each part is worth £5.• How much does Punt get?

Punt and Dennis share £50 in a 7:3 ratio.

• There are 10 parts.• Each part is worth £5.• Punt gets 7 x £5 = £35• How much does Dennis get?

French and Saunders share 30 sweets in a 5:1 ratio

• How many parts are there?

French and Saunders share 30 sweets in a 5:1 ratio

• There are 6 parts• How many sweets is each part worth?

French and Saunders share 30 sweets in a 5:1 ratio

• There are 6 parts.• Each part is worth 5 sweets.• How many sweets does French get?

French and Saunders share 30 sweets in a 5:1 ratio

• There are 6 parts.• Each part is worth 5 sweets.• French gets 5 x 5 sweets= 25 sweets• How many sweets does Saunders get?

Laurel and Hardy share 16 bars of soap in a 3:5 ratio

• How many parts are there?

Laurel and Hardy share 16 bars of soap in a 3:5 ratio

• There are 8 parts.• How many bars of soap is each part worth?

Laurel and Hardy share 16 bars of soap in a 3:5 ratio

• There are 8 parts.• Each part is worth 2 bars of soap.• How many bars does Laurel get?

Laurel and Hardy share 16 bars of soap in a 3:5 ratio

• There are 8 parts.• Each part is worth 2 bars of soap.• Laurel gets 3 x 2 = 6 bars of soap.• How many bars does Hardy get?

Baddiel and Skinner share 36 homework questions in 5:4 ratio

• How many parts are there?

Baddiel and Skinner share 36 homework questions in 5:4 ratio

• There are 9 parts.• How many questions is each part worth?

Baddiel and Skinner share 36 homework questions in 5:4 ratio

• There are 9 parts.• Each part is worth 4 questions.• How many questions does Baddiel do?

Baddiel and Skinner share 36 homework questions in 5:4 ratio

• There are 9 parts.• Each part is worth 4 questions.• Baddiel does 5 x 4 = 20 questions.• How many questions does Skinner do?