Primary 6 · Ratio · Question type 1.4
Read the same bar as a ratio between two parts and as a fraction of the whole.
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Primary 6, on the MOE Primary Mathematics syllabus.
The lesson · 2 minutes 52 seconds
Watch: fractions and ratio, 3 : 5 read two ways
Another worked example
The number of Adam's bottle caps to Grace's is in the ratio 3 : 5. What fraction of all the caps are Adam's?
The working · Four lines
Written out in full, the way it should appear on paper.
Adam's caps are 3/8 of all the caps.
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Write the ratio in the order requested.
Zarina has a tray of seedlings. 2/9 of the seedlings are chilli seedlings and the rest are tomato seedlings. Write the ratio of the number of chilli seedlings to the number of tomato seedlings.
Ans: 2 : 7
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