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6th Grade Ratio Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 3 — Answers

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6th Grade Ratio Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 3 — Answers

Part A: Simplify

1.Simplify the ratio 12 : 8

Answer: 3 : 2

  1. HCF of 12 and 8 is 4
  2. Divide both parts by 4
2.Simplify the ratio 12 : 15

Answer: 4 : 5

  1. HCF of 12 and 15 is 3
  2. Divide both parts by 3
3.Simplify the ratio 8 : 16

Answer: 1 : 2

  1. HCF of 8 and 16 is 8
  2. Divide both parts by 8
4.Simplify the ratio 8 : 14

Answer: 4 : 7

  1. HCF of 8 and 14 is 2
  2. Divide both parts by 2
5.Simplify the ratio 32 : 8

Answer: 4 : 1

  1. HCF of 32 and 8 is 8
  2. Divide both parts by 8
6.Simplify the ratio 4 : 4

Answer: 1 : 1

  1. HCF of 4 and 4 is 4
  2. Divide both parts by 4

Part B: Divide in a ratio

7.Divide $96 in the ratio 3 : 5.

Answer: $36 and $60

  1. Total parts: 3 + 5 = 8
  2. One part: 96 ÷ 8 = 12
  3. 3 × 12 = 36 and 5 × 12 = 60
8.Divide $15 in the ratio 2 : 1.

Answer: $10 and $5

  1. Total parts: 2 + 1 = 3
  2. One part: 15 ÷ 3 = 5
  3. 2 × 5 = 10 and 1 × 5 = 5
9.Divide $21 in the ratio 3 : 4.

Answer: $9 and $12

  1. Total parts: 3 + 4 = 7
  2. One part: 21 ÷ 7 = 3
  3. 3 × 3 = 9 and 4 × 3 = 12
10.Divide $48 in the ratio 4 : 2.

Answer: $32 and $16

  1. Total parts: 4 + 2 = 6
  2. One part: 48 ÷ 6 = 8
  3. 4 × 8 = 32 and 2 × 8 = 16
11.Divide $16 in the ratio 3 : 5.

Answer: $6 and $10

  1. Total parts: 3 + 5 = 8
  2. One part: 16 ÷ 8 = 2
  3. 3 × 2 = 6 and 5 × 2 = 10
12.Divide $24 in the ratio 4 : 2.

Answer: $16 and $8

  1. Total parts: 4 + 2 = 6
  2. One part: 24 ÷ 6 = 4
  3. 4 × 4 = 16 and 2 × 4 = 8
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