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Write a whole-to-part 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. This time the whole comes first.

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

  1. 6 : 5
  2. 7 : 4
  3. 10 : 5
  4. 5 : 3
  5. 9 : 2
  6. 7 : 6
  7. 7 : 6
  8. 14 : 7
  9. 10 : 5
  10. 6 : 2
  11. 11 : 2
  12. 9 : 3
  13. 16 : 6
  14. 13 : 7
  15. 10 : 3
  16. 17 : 10
  17. 28 : 17
  18. 13 : 7
  19. 23 : 10
  20. 24 : 15