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Free Grade 3 Operations with Rationals Flashcards

Free Grade 3 flashcards for Operations with Rationals: 12 real questions with a full answer key and worked solutions. A ratio compares parts of a whole. To share in a ratio, add the parts, find one part, then multiply.

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Difficulty

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Estimated time

35 min

Total marks

24

Learning objectives

Every objective is checkable, and each one maps to an activity and an assessment.

  • RememberIdentify operations with rationals

    Identify operations with rationals accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • UnderstandExplain operations with rationals

    Explain operations with rationals accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • ApplyCalculate operations with rationals

    Calculate operations with rationals accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • AnalyseCompare operations with rationals

    Compare operations with rationals accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

Prerequisites

Close these gaps first — each has its own free lesson, worksheet and quiz.

How Operations with Rationals works

A ratio compares parts of a whole. To share in a ratio, add the parts, find one part, then multiply.

Key wordsratiosharepartsimplify

12 practice questions

Easy to hard, 24 marks in total. Try them first, then open the answers.

  1. 1.Simplify the ratio 8:20.[1]
  2. 2.Simplify the ratio 16:24.[1]
  3. 3.Simplify the ratio 32:24.[1]
  4. 4.Simplify the ratio 30:20.[1]
  5. 5.Share 18 in the ratio 5:1.[2]
  6. 6.Share 20 in the ratio 1:4.[2]
  7. 7.Share 66 in the ratio 5:6.[2]
  8. 8.Share 20 in the ratio 4:6.[2]
  9. 9.Share 108 in the ratio 5:7.[3]
  10. 10.Share 56 in the ratio 4:4.[3]
  11. 11.Share 48 in the ratio 5:1.[3]
  12. 12.Share 56 in the ratio 5:3.[3]
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  1. 1. 2:5

    HCF of 8 and 20 is 4. Divide both parts by it: 2:5.

  2. 2. 2:3

    HCF of 16 and 24 is 8. Divide both parts by it: 2:3.

  3. 3. 4:3

    HCF of 32 and 24 is 8. Divide both parts by it: 4:3.

  4. 4. 3:2

    HCF of 30 and 20 is 10. Divide both parts by it: 3:2.

  5. 5. 15 and 3

    Total parts: 5 + 1 = 6. One part: 18 ÷ 6 = 3. 5 × 3 = 15, 1 × 3 = 3.

  6. 6. 4 and 16

    Total parts: 1 + 4 = 5. One part: 20 ÷ 5 = 4. 1 × 4 = 4, 4 × 4 = 16.

  7. 7. 30 and 36

    Total parts: 5 + 6 = 11. One part: 66 ÷ 11 = 6. 5 × 6 = 30, 6 × 6 = 36.

  8. 8. 8 and 12

    Total parts: 4 + 6 = 10. One part: 20 ÷ 10 = 2. 4 × 2 = 8, 6 × 2 = 12.

  9. 9. 45 and 63

    Total parts: 5 + 7 = 12. One part: 108 ÷ 12 = 9. 5 × 9 = 45, 7 × 9 = 63.

  10. 10. 28 and 28

    Total parts: 4 + 4 = 8. One part: 56 ÷ 8 = 7. 4 × 7 = 28, 4 × 7 = 28.

  11. 11. 40 and 8

    Total parts: 5 + 1 = 6. One part: 48 ÷ 6 = 8. 5 × 8 = 40, 1 × 8 = 8.

  12. 12. 35 and 21

    Total parts: 5 + 3 = 8. One part: 56 ÷ 8 = 7. 5 × 7 = 35, 3 × 7 = 21.

Worked examples

Easy example

Simplify the ratio 48:12.

  1. HCF of 48 and 12 is 12.
  2. Divide both parts by it: 4:1.
  3. Answer: 4:1
Medium example

Share 100 in the ratio 4:6.

  1. Total parts: 4 + 6 = 10.
  2. One part: 100 ÷ 10 = 10.
  3. 4 × 10 = 40, 6 × 10 = 60.
  4. Answer: 40 and 60
Hard example

Share 12 in the ratio 4:2.

  1. Total parts: 4 + 2 = 6.
  2. One part: 12 ÷ 6 = 2.
  3. 4 × 2 = 8, 2 × 2 = 4.
  4. Answer: 8 and 4

Interactive practice

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Common mistakes

What learners typically get wrong, and how to fix it.

  • Divides the total by the ratio numbers directly.

    Correction: Add the parts first to find what one part is worth.

  • Writes the ratio in the wrong order.

    Correction: Keep the order the question uses.

Teacher tips

  • · Use bar models with equal-sized boxes for each part.

Parent tips

  • · Make squash in a 1:4 ratio.

Real-life applications

  • · Mixing paint or squash, scaling recipes.

Assessment objectives

How mastery is evidenced, and which standards it maps to.

AQA AQA-543.1 — Mapped statement covering Operations with Rationals.FBISE FBI-469.2 — Mapped statement covering Operations with Rationals.

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