Enlargement

Enlargement

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn how ratio relates to enlargements of shapes.

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5 Questions

Q1.
I have 5 yellow counters and 7 green counters. What fraction of the counters are green?
5/12
5/7
Correct answer: 7/12
7/5
Q2.
I have a bag of pink and brown cubes. 5/11 of the cubes are pink. What is the ratio of pink cubes:brown cubes?
11:5
5:11
Correct answer: 5:6
6:5
Q3.
5 litres of red paint and 8 litres of yellow paint are mixed to make orange. Which of these would give the same shade of paint?
2 litres red, 5 litres yellow
Correct answer: 50 litres red, 80 litres yellow
8 litres red, 11 litres yellow
Q4.
Squash and water are mixed in the ratio 2:5. Which other drink will taste the same?
Correct answer: 10:25
20:55
4:8
9:15
Q5.
Purple paint is made by mixing blue paint and red paint in the ratio 4:3. How much blue paint is needed to mix with 24L of red paint?
24L
Correct answer: 32L
6L
8L

5 Questions

Q1.
Fill in the gap: the diagram shows a triangle that has been _________ by a scale factor of 3.5.
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bigger
Correct answer: enlarged
proportionality
ratio
Q2.
Fill in the gap: the ratio between the side lengths AB and BC is 2 : ____.
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10.5
2
Correct answer: 3
ratio
Q3.
Fill in the gaps: The _______ between the side length DE and EF is also 2 : ___.
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proportionality, 10.5
proportionality, 3
ratio, 10.5
Correct answer: ratio, 3
Q4.
Fill in the gap: The constant of _________ between the two triangles is 3.5.
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bigger
enlargement
Correct answer: proportionality
ratio
Q5.
What is the length of DE?
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6cm
70cm
Correct answer: 7cm
9.5cm

Lesson appears in

UnitMaths / Ratio (8.6a)