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Free Grade 3 flashcards for Working with Pi as an Irrational: 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

30 min

Total marks

24

Learning objectives

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  • RememberIdentify working with pi as an irrational

    Identify working with pi as an irrational accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • UnderstandExplain working with pi as an irrational

    Explain working with pi as an irrational accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • ApplyCalculate working with pi as an irrational

    Calculate working with pi as an irrational accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • AnalyseCompare working with pi as an irrational

    Compare working with pi as an irrational accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

Prerequisites

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How Working with Pi as an Irrational 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 12:8.[1]
  2. 2.Simplify the ratio 40:24.[1]
  3. 3.Simplify the ratio 12:36.[1]
  4. 4.Simplify the ratio 16:4.[1]
  5. 5.Share 56 in the ratio 4:4.[2]
  6. 6.Share 60 in the ratio 1:5.[2]
  7. 7.Share 48 in the ratio 2:4.[2]
  8. 8.Share 24 in the ratio 2:6.[2]
  9. 9.Share 12 in the ratio 1:5.[3]
  10. 10.Share 96 in the ratio 2:6.[3]
  11. 11.Share 30 in the ratio 1:2.[3]
  12. 12.Share 30 in the ratio 4:2.[3]
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  1. 1. 3:2

    HCF of 12 and 8 is 4. Divide both parts by it: 3:2.

  2. 2. 5:3

    HCF of 40 and 24 is 8. Divide both parts by it: 5:3.

  3. 3. 1:3

    HCF of 12 and 36 is 12. Divide both parts by it: 1:3.

  4. 4. 4:1

    HCF of 16 and 4 is 4. Divide both parts by it: 4:1.

  5. 5. 28 and 28

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

  6. 6. 10 and 50

    Total parts: 1 + 5 = 6. One part: 60 ÷ 6 = 10. 1 × 10 = 10, 5 × 10 = 50.

  7. 7. 16 and 32

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

  8. 8. 6 and 18

    Total parts: 2 + 6 = 8. One part: 24 ÷ 8 = 3. 2 × 3 = 6, 6 × 3 = 18.

  9. 9. 2 and 10

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

  10. 10. 24 and 72

    Total parts: 2 + 6 = 8. One part: 96 ÷ 8 = 12. 2 × 12 = 24, 6 × 12 = 72.

  11. 11. 10 and 20

    Total parts: 1 + 2 = 3. One part: 30 ÷ 3 = 10. 1 × 10 = 10, 2 × 10 = 20.

  12. 12. 20 and 10

    Total parts: 4 + 2 = 6. One part: 30 ÷ 6 = 5. 4 × 5 = 20, 2 × 5 = 10.

Worked examples

Easy example

Simplify the ratio 8:16.

  1. HCF of 8 and 16 is 8.
  2. Divide both parts by it: 1:2.
  3. Answer: 1:2
Medium example

Share 63 in the ratio 5:4.

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

Share 99 in the ratio 4:5.

  1. Total parts: 4 + 5 = 9.
  2. One part: 99 ÷ 9 = 11.
  3. 4 × 11 = 44, 5 × 11 = 55.
  4. Answer: 44 and 55

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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.

IB IB-495.1 — Mapped statement covering Working with Pi as an Irrational.EDEXCEL EDE-992.2 — Mapped statement covering Working with Pi as an Irrational.

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