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Free Grade 3 Simplifying Ratios in Context Flashcards

Free Grade 3 flashcards for Simplifying Ratios in Context: 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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Free

Difficulty

Core

Estimated time

25 min

Total marks

24

Learning objectives

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

  • RememberIdentify simplifying ratios in context

    Identify simplifying ratios in context accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • UnderstandExplain simplifying ratios in context

    Explain simplifying ratios in context accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • ApplyCalculate simplifying ratios in context

    Calculate simplifying ratios in context accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • AnalyseCompare simplifying ratios in context

    Compare simplifying ratios in context 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 Simplifying Ratios in Context 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 24:24.[1]
  2. 2.Simplify the ratio 48:60.[1]
  3. 3.Simplify the ratio 12:6.[1]
  4. 4.Simplify the ratio 12:12.[1]
  5. 5.Share 12 in the ratio 1:5.[2]
  6. 6.Share 15 in the ratio 2:3.[2]
  7. 7.Share 28 in the ratio 3:4.[2]
  8. 8.Share 32 in the ratio 2:2.[2]
  9. 9.Share 72 in the ratio 3:6.[3]
  10. 10.Share 90 in the ratio 5:4.[3]
  11. 11.Share 20 in the ratio 3:7.[3]
  12. 12.Share 45 in the ratio 4:5.[3]
Show answers and working
  1. 1. 1:1

    HCF of 24 and 24 is 24. Divide both parts by it: 1:1.

  2. 2. 4:5

    HCF of 48 and 60 is 12. Divide both parts by it: 4:5.

  3. 3. 2:1

    HCF of 12 and 6 is 6. Divide both parts by it: 2:1.

  4. 4. 1:1

    HCF of 12 and 12 is 12. Divide both parts by it: 1:1.

  5. 5. 2 and 10

    Total parts: 1 + 5 = 6. One part: 12 ÷ 6 = 2. 1 × 2 = 2, 5 × 2 = 10.

  6. 6. 6 and 9

    Total parts: 2 + 3 = 5. One part: 15 ÷ 5 = 3. 2 × 3 = 6, 3 × 3 = 9.

  7. 7. 12 and 16

    Total parts: 3 + 4 = 7. One part: 28 ÷ 7 = 4. 3 × 4 = 12, 4 × 4 = 16.

  8. 8. 16 and 16

    Total parts: 2 + 2 = 4. One part: 32 ÷ 4 = 8. 2 × 8 = 16, 2 × 8 = 16.

  9. 9. 24 and 48

    Total parts: 3 + 6 = 9. One part: 72 ÷ 9 = 8. 3 × 8 = 24, 6 × 8 = 48.

  10. 10. 50 and 40

    Total parts: 5 + 4 = 9. One part: 90 ÷ 9 = 10. 5 × 10 = 50, 4 × 10 = 40.

  11. 11. 6 and 14

    Total parts: 3 + 7 = 10. One part: 20 ÷ 10 = 2. 3 × 2 = 6, 7 × 2 = 14.

  12. 12. 20 and 25

    Total parts: 4 + 5 = 9. One part: 45 ÷ 9 = 5. 4 × 5 = 20, 5 × 5 = 25.

Worked examples

Easy example

Simplify the ratio 16:32.

  1. HCF of 16 and 32 is 16.
  2. Divide both parts by it: 1:2.
  3. Answer: 1:2
Medium example

Share 42 in the ratio 4:3.

  1. Total parts: 4 + 3 = 7.
  2. One part: 42 ÷ 7 = 6.
  3. 4 × 6 = 24, 3 × 6 = 18.
  4. Answer: 24 and 18
Hard example

Share 15 in the ratio 1:2.

  1. Total parts: 1 + 2 = 3.
  2. One part: 15 ÷ 3 = 5.
  3. 1 × 5 = 5, 2 × 5 = 10.
  4. Answer: 5 and 10

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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.

CAMBRIDGE CAM-888.1 — Mapped statement covering Simplifying Ratios in Context.NATIONAL-CURRICULUM NAT-172.2 — Mapped statement covering Simplifying Ratios in Context.

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