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Write a part-to-whole ratio from a situation

Year 6 maths · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

Write the ratio as two numbers with a colon between them, like 3 : 8. The whole is all the groups added together.

  1. There are 4 cats and 5 dogs. Write the ratio of dogs to all of the pets.
  2. There are 2 boys and 2 girls. Write the ratio of girls to all of the students.
  3. There are 3 apples and 3 pears. Write the ratio of apples to all of the pieces of fruit.
  4. There are 4 hens and 3 ducks. Write the ratio of ducks to all of the birds.
  5. There are 3 tulips and 4 daffodils. Write the ratio of tulips to all of the flowers.
  6. There are 7 cats and 2 dogs. Write the ratio of cats to all of the pets.
  7. There are 4 guitars and 7 drums. Write the ratio of guitars to all of the instruments.
  8. There are 3 guitars and 7 drums. Write the ratio of guitars to all of the instruments.
  9. There are 2 tulips and 7 daffodils. Write the ratio of daffodils to all of the flowers.
  10. There are 2 apples and 4 pears. Write the ratio of apples to all of the pieces of fruit.
  11. There are 3 apples and 5 pears. Write the ratio of apples to all of the pieces of fruit.
  12. There are 6 boys and 4 girls. Write the ratio of girls to all of the students.
  13. There are 9 hens and 4 ducks. Write the ratio of hens to all of the birds.
  14. There are 11 hens and 8 ducks. Write the ratio of hens to all of the birds.
  15. There are 4 guitars and 5 drums. Write the ratio of drums to all of the instruments.
  16. There are 10 apples and 6 pears. Write the ratio of pears to all of the pieces of fruit.
  17. There are 1 guitars and 10 drums. Write the ratio of drums to all of the instruments.
  18. There are 14 boys and 10 girls. Write the ratio of boys to all of the students.
  19. There are 11 guitars and 2 drums. Write the ratio of drums to all of the instruments.
  20. There are 2 red marbles and 7 blue marbles. Write the ratio of red marbles to all of the marbles.
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Answer key: Write a part-to-whole ratio from a situation

  1. 5 : 9
  2. 2 : 4
  3. 3 : 6
  4. 3 : 7
  5. 3 : 7
  6. 7 : 9
  7. 4 : 11
  8. 3 : 10
  9. 7 : 9
  10. 2 : 6
  11. 3 : 8
  12. 4 : 10
  13. 9 : 13
  14. 11 : 19
  15. 5 : 9
  16. 6 : 16
  17. 10 : 11
  18. 14 : 24
  19. 2 : 13
  20. 2 : 9