Simplifying Ratios (Year 6)
Practise simplifying ratios within Ratio & Proportion for Year 6, with worked examples and instant feedback.
The questions below are generated to match the National Curriculum for Year 6 and get harder as you progress from Rookie to Guru.
Worked examples
RookieRead and interpret directly.
Simplify the ratio 6:9.
- 1:3
- 2:3
- 3:4
- 2:6
Answer: 2:3. Divide both parts by their HCF (3): 6 ÷ 3 = 2, 9 ÷ 3 = 3. Simplified ratio: 2:3.
ProCompare and infer.
Complete: For 1 person, 200 ml juice. For 5 people, ___ ml.
- 1,000 ml
- 5 ml
- 200 ml
- 100 ml
Answer: 1,000 ml. 5 × 200 = 1,000.
GuruMulti-step reasoning.
A map has a scale of 1:50,000. A road is 6 cm on the map. What is its real length in km?
- 0.3 km
- 3 km
- 30 km
- 300 km
Answer: 3 km. Real length = 6 × 50,000 cm = 300,000 cm = 3,000 m = 3 km.
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