EDEXCEL GCSE MATHS · FOUNDATION & HIGHER
Exam Practice: Ratios
Ratios · Fractions, ratio and percentages · Lesson 2 of 5 · 10 marks · 20 minutes
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Answer all questions. Show your working. All questions are non-calculator.
Question 1 NON-CALCULATOR [1 mark]
Write 24 : 36 : 60 in its simplest form.
Question 2 NON-CALCULATOR [3 marks]
Share £450 between Asha, Ben and Cal in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4.
Question 3 NON-CALCULATOR [3 marks]
The ratio of boys to girls in a club is 4 : 5. There are 45 girls. How many members does the club have?
Question 4 NON-CALCULATOR [3 marks]
Red and blue beads are in the ratio 3 : 7. There are 28 more blue beads than red beads. How many beads are there altogether?
Answers
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Question 1 [1 mark]
2 : 3 : 5
▸ 2 : 3 : 5 B1
Question 2 [3 marks]
2 + 3 + 4 = 9 parts; 450 ÷ 9 = 50. Asha £100, Ben £150, Cal £200.
▸ 9 parts, or 450 ÷ 9 M1
▸ 50 M1
▸ £100, £150, £200 A1
Question 3 [3 marks]
5 parts = 45, so 1 part = 9. Boys: 4 × 9 = 36. Total 36 + 45 = 81.
▸ 45 ÷ 5 = 9 P1
▸ 36 boys P1
▸ 81 A1
Question 4 [3 marks]
Difference in parts: 7 − 3 = 4. 4 parts = 28, so 1 part = 7. Total 10 × 7 = 70 beads.
▸ 4 parts identified as the difference P1
▸ 1 part = 7 P1
▸ 70 A1