Bartholomew Maths

Number 6
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Ratio Problems 1
David and Elizabeth share some sweets in the ratio 1 ∶ 2, for every one sweet David
gets, Elizabeth gets two sweets. If they share 24 sweets between them, how many
will each of them get?
1
David:
Elizabeth:
Joe and Harvey play basketball for the same team. In their last match, Joe scored
more points than Harvey. The ratio of the number of points scored was 3 ∶ 2
If Harvey scored 6 points, how many did Joe score?
2

Brass is an alloy made primarily from Copper and Zinc. It is made up of 13 parts
Copper to 7 parts Zinc. If I have 360g of Brass, how much Zinc do I have?

Alice and Bob share some money in the ratio 7 ∶ 5

Alice got £4 more than Bob. How much did Alice get?

240g of flour is needed to make 15 cakes. Determine the number of grams required
to make 30 cakes.

7 pipes fill a tank in 50 minutes. How many minutes does it take if there are 10 pipes?
Give your answer to the nearest minute.

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Ratio Problems 2
Vicky spends £60 in total buying a pair of trousers and a belt.
The ratio of the cost of the trousers to the cost of the belt is 4 ∶ 1
Work out how much Vicky paid for the pair of trousers.
1

William is a cleaner at an hotel. Normally he cleans 8 bedrooms in a day and his pay is
£34. On one day Emma helps William so that William only cleans 5 bedrooms.
William agrees to divide his pay between in the ratio of the number of bedrooms each
2 has cleaned. How much does Emma receive?

In a class of 20 students there are four times as many girls as there are boys.
How many girls are in the class?

The luggage allowance per person on a North American airline is three pieces of
luggage. Each piece of luggage may weigh up to 70 pounds.
Joanna’s luggage weighs 132 pounds. Joanna has packed her luggage into a light bag
4 and two heavier cases. The weights of these are in the ratio 2 ∶ 4 ∶ 5
How heavy are each of her two cases?

The shopkeepers in the town decorate the street with 400 lights, coloured red and
yellow. The ratio of the number of red lights to yellow lights is 5 ∶ 3
How many red lights are there?
5

Three friends agree to buy a 3D television for £792. Lauren contributes £110, Jack
contributes £250 and Chloe contributes the rest. Three years later they sell the 3D
television for £352. They agree to divide the money in the ratio in which they
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Ratio Problems 3
Nicole mixes two tins of red paint with three tins of white, to make pink paint.
She needs 15 tins of pink paint altogether.
How many tins of red paint does she need to make up the pink paint?
1

David feeds 32 fish to a mother seal and baby seal.

The mother seal has 5 fish for every 3 fish for the baby seal.
How many fish does David feed the mother seal?
2

My Dad has 3 shirts for every pair of suit trousers he owns.

He has a pair of trousers for every day of the week.
How many shirts does he own?
3

Mrs Wilson is going to Lalaland for a week. She wants to convert her pounds into the
local currency. She will need 500 Laladollars to pay for her hotel and the food. At the
moment , £1 is worth 2.5 Laladollars.
4 How many pounds will she need to exchange?

From 1 kg of apples you can get 150 g of dried apples.

How many kilograms of apples do I need to pick to make 750 g of dried apple?

There are two squares.

Their lengths are in the ratio 2 ∶ 3, what is the simplified ratio between their areas?

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Multipliers 1

Some ratio problems can be expressed using a table, like the ones below.

Each table shows a set of numbers with a proportional relationship.

Find the missing multipliers and numbers in each case.

2 8 2
1 5
12 6 12

6 18 3 18
2 6
12 9

6 4 20
3 7
12 24 8

5 15 8
4 8
30 4 24

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Multipliers 2
Each table shows a set of numbers with a
proportional relationship.
Find the missing multipliers (as fractions)
and numbers in each case.
Which sets of numbers have a proportional
relationship?
Put a tick next to the ones that do and add the
multipliers to show you are correct.

1
1

3
4

5
4

Write down four numbers in a table that

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have a proportional relationship.

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Proportion Problems 1
A picture measures 20cm wide by 5cm long. The
picture is enlarged. The length of the enlarged picture
is 10cm. How wide is the enlarged picture?
1 Show your reasoning clearly.

A picture measures 6cm wide by 12cm long. The picture is enlarged. The length of
the enlarged picture is 48cm. How wide is the enlarged picture?
Show your reasoning clearly.
2

A picture measures 6cm wide by 8cm long. The picture is enlarged. The width of the
enlarged picture is 24cm. How long is the enlarged picture?
Show your reasoning clearly.
3

A picture measures 10cm wide by 15cm long. The picture is enlarged. The width of
the enlarged picture is 30cm. How long is the enlarged picture?
Show your reasoning clearly.
4

A picture measures 12cm wide by 36cm long. The picture is reduced. The width of
the reduced picture is 4cm. How long is the reduced picture?
Show your reasoning clearly.
5

A picture measures 20cm wide by 45cm long. The picture is reduced. The length of
the reduced picture is 10cm. How wide is the reduced picture?
Show your reasoning clearly.
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Proportion Problems 2
A photograph measuring 12 cm by 20 cm. A printing company
enlarges the photo. The length of the enlarged photo is 30 cm.
What could the other dimension of the enlarged photo be?
Show your reasoning clearly.
1

Janina is baking cookies. Her recipe is for 30 cookies.

Janina only has 150 grams of butter so she decides to alter the
recipe. She uses 250 g of flour, 150 g of butter and 50 g of sugar.
Janina has made a mistake. Explain the error she has made.
2

In a motor, the rotation speed is proportional to the voltage applied.

A motor turns at 1800 revolutions per minute (rpm) when 4 volts is applied.
a) What is the rpm when 5 volts is applied?
b) What voltage makes the motor turn at 675 rpm?
3

The ratios of Lycra to other materials in two stretch fabrics are 2 ∶ 25 and 3 ∶ 40.
By changing each ratio to the form 1 ∶ 𝑛 , say which fabric has the greater proportion
of Lycra.
4

The ratios of shots taken to goals scored by two hockey teams are 17 ∶ 4 and 13 ∶ 3
respectively.
By changing each ratio to the form 𝑚 ∶ 1 , say which is the more accurate team.
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Direct Proportion – Unitary Method

Four stamps cost £2.40
a) How much does one stamp cost?
b) How much do 3 stamps cost?
1

Three pies cost £4.50

a) How much does one pie cost?
b) How much do 7 pies cost?
2

Five train tickets cost £15.35

a) How much does one train ticket cost?
b) How much do 8 train tickets cost?
3

Eight sweets cost 96p

a) How much does one sweet cost?
b) How much do 5 sweets cost?
4

3 chocolate bars costs £1.20

How much will 5 chocolate bars cost?
5

It takes 2 hours to travel 5 miles at a slow walk.

How long will it take to travel 12 miles at the same pace?
6

Which is better value 4 pints of milk for £1.18 or 6 pints of milk for £1.74?
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Direct Proportion Problems

Kitchen flooring is sold at £8.00 per 1 metre length.
Find the cost of
a) 5 m
1 b) 50 cm
c) 1.8 m

Three pounds of butter can be made from 25 litres of milk.

a) How much butter can be made from 50 litres of milk?
b) How much milk produces 9 pounds of butter?
2

A school employs teachers in the ratio 1 ∶ 20 to the number of children.

a) If the school has 600 children, how many teachers does they need to employ?
b) If the school has 15 teachers, how many children can it take?
3

This is a list of ingredients needed to make 24 scones. 600 g Flour

a) How much dried fruit is needed for 6 scones? 250 g Butter
b) How much flour would you need for 40 scones? 100 g Dried Fruit
4 Water to mix

These are the ingredients needed for making 18 rock cakes 9 ounces Flour
from an old recipe. Ali has 9 ounces of margarine, but plenty of 6 ounces Margarine
the other ingredients. 6 ounces Sugar
5 What is the greatest number of rock cakes she can make? 8 ounces Dried Fruit
2 Large Eggs

The weights of two tins of fruit are in the ratio 3 ∶ 5

Find the weight of the smaller tin as a percentage of the weight of the larger tin.

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Ratios and Fractions 1

Express each of the following as ratios and as fractions, simplifying where necessary.

2 4 1 2
Ex 2 blue balls to 4 red balls 2∶4 1∶2 6
, 6 3
, 3

9 3 3 1
Ex 9 out of 12 students 9∶3 3∶1 12
, 12 4
, 4

1 8 boys to 12 girls

2 9 girls to 36 boys

3 11 wins to 12 losses

4 10 wins to 15 losses

5 15 out of 21 students

6 12 out of 16 teachers

7 24 out of 35 band members

8 17 out of 30 trumpet players

9 15 men to 30 women

10 6 out of 17 weeks

11 7 pens to 24 pencils

12 12 out of 20 people

13 6 successes to 13 failures

14 16 out of 26 hockey players

15 12 out of 18 trucks

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Ratios and Fractions 2

Blue paint? Red paint?
To make the colour I need for my
1 painting, I mix the blue and red paint
in the ratio 2 ∶ 5 , what fraction is:

Cement? Sand?
To make a dry plaster mix, I mix
2 cement and sand in the ratio 1 ∶ 4 ,
what fraction is:

Blue? Red? Yellow?

The marbles in my bag are blue, red
3 and yellow and are in the ratio
1 ∶ 2 ∶ 5 , what fraction are:

Cement? Sand? Aggregate?

To make a dry concrete mix, I mix the
4 cement, sand and aggregate in the
ratio 1 ∶ 3 ∶ 3 , what fraction is:

In a bag I have blue and green sweets in the following ratios.

Write down the fraction which are blue and green in each case.
5
4∶5 7∶3 1∶4 6 ∶ 10

In a bag I have blue, green and red sweets in the following ratios.
Write down the fraction which are blue, green and red in each case.
6
4∶5∶6 1∶2∶3 2∶5∶8 1∶1∶6

In a school the ratio of children who on foot? on a bus? by car?

get to school by walking, bus and car
7
is 2 ∶ 5 ∶ 3 , what fraction travel to
school:
small prizes? medium large prizes?
In a raffle the ratio of small, medium prizes?
8 and large prizes is 10 ∶ 5 ∶ 1 , what
fraction are:

flour? butter? sugar?

A recipe for cookies mixes flour,
9 butter and sugar in the ratio 3 ∶ 2 ∶ 1
what fraction of the mix is the:

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Compound Measures 1
To work out the speed of an object you need to know: the distance it travelled and how
long it took to travel that distance. You need to share the distance by the time it takes.

Speed = _________ ÷ _________

Distance = _________ × _________

Time = _________ ÷ _________

A train travels 150 miles in 2 hours.

What is the average speed of the train in miles per hour (mph).
1
Speed = _________ ÷ _________ = _________ mph
An airplane travels at 500 mph.
How far will the plane travel in 2 hours?
2
Distance = _________ × _________ = _________ m
An athlete runs at a constant speed of 10 metres per second.
How long will it take the athlete to run 200 m?
3
Time = _________ ÷ _________ = _________ seconds
A bullet travels 200 m in 4 seconds.
What is the average speed of the bullet in metres per second (m/s)?
4
Speed = _________ ÷ _________ = _________ m/s
A football travels at 9 m/s.
How far will it travel in 8 seconds?
5
Distance = _________ × _________ = _________ m
A golf ball travels at 15 m/s.
How long will it take to get to a hole 60 metres away?
6
Time = _________ ÷ _________ = _________ seconds

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Converting Metric Units

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Compound Measures 2
A cyclist is travelling at 20 mph.
How long will it take for the cyclist to cycle 10 miles?
1
Time = _________ ÷ _________ = _________ hours = _________ minutes
A F1 car travels at an average speed of 200 km/h.
How far would it travel in 1 hour and 30 minutes?
2
1 hour and 30 minutes = _________ hours
Distance = _________ × _________ = _________ km
A snail travels 3 metres in 1 hour and 30 minutes.
What is the average speed of the snail in metres per hour?
3
1 hour and 30 minutes = _________ hours
Speed = _________ ÷ _________ = _________ metres per hour
A rocket travels at 200 km/h.
How far would it reach after 15 minutes?
4
15 minutes = _________ hours
Distance = _________ × _________ = _________ km
A car travels from Coventry to Bristol at 40 mph. The journey is 100 miles.
How many hours will it take?
5
Time = _________ ÷ _________ = _________ hours = _____ hours and _____ minutes
A cruise ship travels 4000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean. It takes 3 days and 8 hours
to make the journey. What is the average speed of the cruise ship in miles per hour?
6
3 days and 8 hours = _________ hours
Speed = _________ ÷ _________ = _________ mph
Alice has an estimated walking speed of 4 km/h.
How long does it take Ben to walk around a 400 m running track?
7
400 m = _________ km
Time = _________ ÷ _________ = _________ hours = _________ minutes
Ben has an estimated walking speed of 3 km/h.
How far does he walk in 2 hours and 20 minutes?
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2 hours and 20 minutes = _________ hours
Distance = _________ × _________ = _________ km
Charlie walks 3 km in 40 minutes.
What is Charlie’s average speed in km/h?
9*
40 minutes = _________ hours
Speed = _________ ÷ _________ = _________ km/h

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Are you ready? Number 6 Next steps …

 Can you use ratio notation to compare two or
more different values?
 Can you simplify ratios?
 Can you convert between different units of
measurement?
 Can you share a quantity in a given ratio?
 Be able to identify ratio in a real-life problem
 Be able to write a ratio to describe a situation
 Be able to identify when a problem involves
proportion
 Be able to find relevant multipliers in problems
involving proportion
 Be able to use fractions in proportional problems
 Understand the connections between ratios and
fractions
 Understand the meaning of a compound unit
 Be able to solve problems involving speed,
distance and time
 Be able to identify when it is necessary to convert
quantities before solving a problem involving
proportion
 Know the difference between direct and indirect
proportion and recognise these in situations
 Be able to recognise the features of a graph
representing direct and indirect proportion
 Be able to recognise the features of formula
representing direct and indirect proportion
 Be able to identify whether two shapes are similar
and use this property to find missing lengths
 Be able to solve more complex problems involving
compound units

Glossary
A ratio is the comparison of two values of the same kind, which may be written as ‘a
Ratio to b’ or a : b Numerator The top number in a fraction showing the number of parts of the whole.

Being in proportion means that two ratios or fractions are of equal value, for The bottom number in a fraction showing the number of parts the whole is divided
Proportion example 1:3 = 2:6 Denominator into.

Multiplier The multiplier is the number doing the multiplying. Compound measures Measures made up of two or more other measures.

This is a method of carrying out a calculation to find the value of a number of items How fast something is moving; how far it travels in a given time.
Unitary method by first finding the value of one of them. Speed speed = distance ÷ time

Fraction Any part of a group, number or whole.