Year 6
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will be solving problems using knowledge of ratio.
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3 Questions
Q1.
How much butter is needed to ice four cakes?

47.5 g
95 g
Q2.
How much icing sugar is needed to ice eight cakes?
190 g
95 g
Q3.
How many tablespoons of milk are needed to ice eight cakes?
0.5
1.5
3 Questions
Q1.
Rachel makes cupcakes. For every red cupcake she makes, she makes three green cupcakes. What is the ratio of red to green cupcakes?
1 : 4
2 : 3
Q2.
Mariam plants bulbs in her garden. For every five tulip bulbs she plants, she plants three daffodil bulbs. She plants 15 daffodil bulbs, how many tulip bulbs does she plant?
3
5
Q3.
On a map, 1cm represents 4 miles.The distance between two towns on the map is 8cm. Work out the distance between the two towns.
11 miles
2 miles