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On this page I would like you to
complete the sentences.
1.
There are ………….. as many white ships as there are black ships.
2.
For every circle, there are ………….. squares.
One ………….. of all the shapes are circles.
………….. quarters of all the shapes are …………...
3.
For every cake with four candles, there are ………….. cakes with three
candles.
One ………….. of all the cakes have four candles.
………….………..of all the cakes have three candles.
If there were twenty cakes, ………….. of them would have four candles.
4.
A ………….. of all the cats are black.
One in every ………….. cats is white.
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1. Can you complete
these sentences?
For every black helicopter, there are ………….. white
helicopters.
One ………….. of all the helicopters are black.
…………………….... of all the helicopters are white.
For every two black helicopters there are ………….. white helicopters.
2.
For every horse, there are ………….. apples.
There are ………….. times as many apples as there are horses.
If there were six horses, there would be ………….. apples.
If there were twenty apples, there would be ………….. horses.
If there were thirty six horses and apples altogether, ………….. would be
horses.
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I would like you to write some
sentences about a situation. Here is
an example. Please read it carefully
and make sure you understand it.
e.g. Charlie has played one football match for every
three matches that Sam has played.
We can say:
Charlie has played one third of the matches that Sam has played.
Sam has played three times as many matches as Charlie.
Charlie has played one quarter of all the matches.
Sam has played three quarters of all the matches.
If Charlie played 6 matches, Sam played 18.
If Sam played 9 matches, Charlie played 3.
1. Jenny has one computer game for every two that Sally has.
Complete these sentences in the same way as in the example:
Jenny has ………………….. of the computer games that Sally has.
Sally has ………………….. as many computer games as Jenny.
Jenny has ………………….. of all their computer games.
Sally has ………………….. of all their computer games.
If Jenny has 4 games, Sally has …………………...
If Sally has 20 games, Jenny has …………………...
2. Peter has one DVD for every 4 that Gwen has.
Write six sentences about Peter and Gwen in the same way.
3. June is practising her walking and Michael is practising his running.
June walks one metre for every three metres that Michael runs.
Write six sentences about June and Michael.
4. At a barbecue, Larry cooks one burger for every two burgers that Chris
cooks. Write six sentences about Larry and Chris.
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Here is another example about ratio. Please read
it carefully and make sure you understand it.
Then answer the questions.
e.g. Gary and Jessica go shopping. Gary buys one apple
for every two that Jessica buys.
We can say:
Gary buys one half of the number of apples that Jessica buys.
Jessica buys twice as many apples as Gary buys.
Gary buys one third of all the apples.
Jessica buys two thirds of all the apples.
If Gary buys 4 apples, Jessica buys 8.
If Jessica buys 6 apples, Gary buys 3.
1. A car factory produces red cars and blue cars.
For every one red car it produces, it also produces three blue cars.
Complete these sentences in the same way as in the example:
There are a ………………….. as many red cars as blue cars.
There are ………………….. times as many blue cars as red cars.
A ………………….. of all the cars are red.
Three ………………….. of all the cars are blue.
If five red cars are made in one hour, …………….. blue cars are also made.
If twenty-one blue cars are made, …………….. red cars are made.
2. Mr Jones grows potatoes and carrots in his garden.
For every potato he grows, he also grows two carrots.
Write six sentences about Mr Jones' potatoes and carrots in the same way.
3. Cathy has some boxes of wool. For every one green ball of wool there are
Four balls of yellow wool.
Write six sentences about the green and yellow balls of wool.
4. A holiday home for animals has one dog for every three cats.
Write six sentences about the dogs and cats in the same way.
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