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Find the total when a ratio and one part are given

Year 6 maths · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

Divide the given count by its ratio part to find what one part is worth. Then multiply that by the sum of all the ratio parts.

  1. In a sticker sheet, the ratio of gold stickers to silver stickers is 1:4. There are 16 silver stickers. How many stickers are there in all?
  2. In a sticker sheet, 2 out of every 5 stickers are gold. There are 4 gold stickers. How many stickers are there in all?
  3. In a jar, the ratio of red marbles to blue marbles is 1:4. There are 5 red marbles. How many marbles are there in all?
  4. In a sticker sheet, the ratio of gold stickers to silver stickers is 4:1. There are 8 gold stickers. How many stickers are there in all?
  5. In a pencil case, the ratio of black pens to blue pens is 2:5. There are 30 blue pens. How many pens are there in all?
  6. In a bead box, the ratio of blue beads to white beads is 3:8. There are 18 blue beads. How many beads are there in all?
  7. In a sticker sheet, the ratio of gold stickers to silver stickers is 4:7. There are 8 gold stickers. How many stickers are there in all?
  8. In a bookshelf, the ratio of fiction books to poetry books is 5:4. There are 24 poetry books. How many books are there in all?
  9. In a pencil case, the ratio of black pens to blue pens to red pens is 6:3:2. There are 54 black pens. How many pens are there in all?
  10. In a garden, 8 out of every 23 flowers are tulips. There are 16 tulips. How many flowers are there in all?
  11. In a bookshelf, the ratio of fiction books to poetry books to comics is 6:3:1. There are 36 poetry books. How many books are there in all?
  12. In a pencil case, 8 out of every 17 pens are black. There are 40 black pens. How many pens are there in all?
  13. In a garden, 11 out of every 28 flowers are tulips. There are 231 tulips. How many flowers are there in all?
  14. In a pencil case, the ratio of black pens to blue pens to red pens is 12:9:4. There are 80 red pens. How many pens are there in all?
  15. In a garden, 11 out of every 20 flowers are tulips. There are 22 tulips. How many flowers are there in all?
  16. In a sticker sheet, the ratio of gold stickers to silver stickers to green stickers is 11:9:5. There are 231 gold stickers. How many stickers are there in all?
  17. In a garden, the ratio of tulips to daisies to roses is 4:11:11. There are 374 roses. How many flowers are there in all?
  18. In a bookshelf, the ratio of fiction books to poetry books to comics is 5:6:7. There are 168 poetry books. How many books are there in all?
  19. In a fruit bowl, the ratio of apples to pears to plums is 7:2:8. There are 6 pears. How many pieces of fruit are there in all?
  20. In a bookshelf, the ratio of fiction books to poetry books to comics is 5:7:5. There are 30 comics. How many books are there in all?
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Answer key: Find the total when a ratio and one part are given

  1. 20
  2. 10
  3. 25
  4. 10
  5. 42
  6. 66
  7. 22
  8. 54
  9. 99
  10. 46
  11. 120
  12. 85
  13. 588
  14. 500
  15. 40
  16. 525
  17. 884
  18. 504
  19. 51
  20. 102