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Free Grade 3 Tangent Ratio in Context Lesson Plans

Free Grade 3 lesson plans for Tangent Ratio 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

Higher

Estimated time

20 min

Total marks

24

Learning objectives

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  • RememberIdentify tangent ratio in context

    Identify tangent ratio in context accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • UnderstandExplain tangent ratio in context

    Explain tangent ratio in context accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • ApplyCalculate tangent ratio in context

    Calculate tangent ratio in context accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • AnalyseCompare tangent ratio in context

    Compare tangent ratio 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 Tangent Ratio 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 30:30.[1]
  2. 2.Simplify the ratio 6:24.[1]
  3. 3.Simplify the ratio 16:8.[1]
  4. 4.Simplify the ratio 18:18.[1]
  5. 5.Share 72 in the ratio 5:1.[2]
  6. 6.Share 15 in the ratio 3:2.[2]
  7. 7.Share 56 in the ratio 2:6.[2]
  8. 8.Share 48 in the ratio 4:2.[2]
  9. 9.Share 63 in the ratio 5:4.[3]
  10. 10.Share 32 in the ratio 5:3.[3]
  11. 11.Share 80 in the ratio 4:4.[3]
  12. 12.Share 60 in the ratio 5:7.[3]
Show answers and working
  1. 1. 1:1

    HCF of 30 and 30 is 30. Divide both parts by it: 1:1.

  2. 2. 1:4

    HCF of 6 and 24 is 6. Divide both parts by it: 1:4.

  3. 3. 2:1

    HCF of 16 and 8 is 8. Divide both parts by it: 2:1.

  4. 4. 1:1

    HCF of 18 and 18 is 18. Divide both parts by it: 1:1.

  5. 5. 60 and 12

    Total parts: 5 + 1 = 6. One part: 72 ÷ 6 = 12. 5 × 12 = 60, 1 × 12 = 12.

  6. 6. 9 and 6

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

  7. 7. 14 and 42

    Total parts: 2 + 6 = 8. One part: 56 ÷ 8 = 7. 2 × 7 = 14, 6 × 7 = 42.

  8. 8. 32 and 16

    Total parts: 4 + 2 = 6. One part: 48 ÷ 6 = 8. 4 × 8 = 32, 2 × 8 = 16.

  9. 9. 35 and 28

    Total parts: 5 + 4 = 9. One part: 63 ÷ 9 = 7. 5 × 7 = 35, 4 × 7 = 28.

  10. 10. 20 and 12

    Total parts: 5 + 3 = 8. One part: 32 ÷ 8 = 4. 5 × 4 = 20, 3 × 4 = 12.

  11. 11. 40 and 40

    Total parts: 4 + 4 = 8. One part: 80 ÷ 8 = 10. 4 × 10 = 40, 4 × 10 = 40.

  12. 12. 25 and 35

    Total parts: 5 + 7 = 12. One part: 60 ÷ 12 = 5. 5 × 5 = 25, 7 × 5 = 35.

Worked examples

Easy example

Simplify the ratio 12:60.

  1. HCF of 12 and 60 is 12.
  2. Divide both parts by it: 1:5.
  3. Answer: 1:5
Medium example

Share 48 in the ratio 5:3.

  1. Total parts: 5 + 3 = 8.
  2. One part: 48 ÷ 8 = 6.
  3. 5 × 6 = 30, 3 × 6 = 18.
  4. Answer: 30 and 18
Hard example

Share 63 in the ratio 4:5.

  1. Total parts: 4 + 5 = 9.
  2. One part: 63 ÷ 9 = 7.
  3. 4 × 7 = 28, 5 × 7 = 35.
  4. Answer: 28 and 35

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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.

COMMON-CORE COM-585.1 — Mapped statement covering Tangent Ratio in Context.OCR OCR-582.2 — Mapped statement covering Tangent Ratio in Context.

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Move on to Sine Ratio, Cosine Ratio, Pythagoras' Theorem, Angles of Elevation, which build directly on this idea.

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