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6th Grade Ratio Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

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6th Grade Ratio Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

Part A: Simplify

1.Simplify the ratio 10 : 10

Answer: 1 : 1

  1. HCF of 10 and 10 is 10
  2. Divide both parts by 10
2.Simplify the ratio 28 : 32

Answer: 7 : 8

  1. HCF of 28 and 32 is 4
  2. Divide both parts by 4
3.Simplify the ratio 12 : 21

Answer: 4 : 7

  1. HCF of 12 and 21 is 3
  2. Divide both parts by 3
4.Simplify the ratio 36 : 4

Answer: 9 : 1

  1. HCF of 36 and 4 is 4
  2. Divide both parts by 4
5.Simplify the ratio 24 : 9

Answer: 8 : 3

  1. HCF of 24 and 9 is 3
  2. Divide both parts by 3
6.Simplify the ratio 36 : 32

Answer: 9 : 8

  1. HCF of 36 and 32 is 4
  2. Divide both parts by 4

Part B: Divide in a ratio

7.Divide $20 in the ratio 2 : 2.

Answer: $10 and $10

  1. Total parts: 2 + 2 = 4
  2. One part: 20 ÷ 4 = 5
  3. 2 × 5 = 10 and 2 × 5 = 10
8.Divide $32 in the ratio 5 : 3.

Answer: $20 and $12

  1. Total parts: 5 + 3 = 8
  2. One part: 32 ÷ 8 = 4
  3. 5 × 4 = 20 and 3 × 4 = 12
9.Divide $90 in the ratio 5 : 5.

Answer: $45 and $45

  1. Total parts: 5 + 5 = 10
  2. One part: 90 ÷ 10 = 9
  3. 5 × 9 = 45 and 5 × 9 = 45
10.Divide $72 in the ratio 4 : 5.

Answer: $32 and $40

  1. Total parts: 4 + 5 = 9
  2. One part: 72 ÷ 9 = 8
  3. 4 × 8 = 32 and 5 × 8 = 40
11.Divide $25 in the ratio 2 : 3.

Answer: $10 and $15

  1. Total parts: 2 + 3 = 5
  2. One part: 25 ÷ 5 = 5
  3. 2 × 5 = 10 and 3 × 5 = 15
12.Divide $80 in the ratio 5 : 3.

Answer: $50 and $30

  1. Total parts: 5 + 3 = 8
  2. One part: 80 ÷ 8 = 10
  3. 5 × 10 = 50 and 3 × 10 = 30
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