Simplifying ratios

Simplifying ratios

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn how to simplify up to three part ratios, including those with different units of measure.

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3 Questions

Q1.
Write 36 : 48 in its simplest form.
Correct answer: 3 : 4
4 : 3
6 : 8
9 : 12
Q2.
Write 12 : 30 in its simplest form.
1.2 : 3
Correct answer: 2 : 5
24 : 60
5 : 2
Q3.
Write 7 : 21 : 49 in its simplest form.
Correct answer: 1 : 3 : 7
3 : 1 : 7
49 : 21 : 7
7 : 3 : 1

Lesson appears in

UnitMaths / Ratio 1 & 2

UnitMaths / Ratio 1