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Year 6 · Maths
Solve Ratio Problems
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Focus on ratio word problems. Start with “Find Scale Factors and Missing Lengths Using Ratios”, then explain the idea in your own words.
Year 6 learners practise ratio word problems.
The activities include Find Scale Factors and Missing Lengths Using Ratios, Calculate Simple Ratios, Convert Ratio to Proportional Scale with Mixed Units, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, teaching-practice, practice, lesson. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
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- Find Scale Factors and Missing Lengths Using Ratios
- Calculate Simple Ratios
- Convert Ratio to Proportional Scale with Mixed Units
- Divide Values by a Given Ratio
- Express Simple Ratios in Words
- Multiply and Divide to Keep Ratios to a Required Proportion
- Practise Using Ratio to Find Scale Factors and Missing Lengths
- Solve Scale Drawing Problems
- Understand Simple Ratios
- Understand the Ratio of 1:2
- Understand the Ratio of 2:3
- Use Ratio to Solve Scale Drawing Problems
- Use Ratios to Find Scale Factors and Missing Lengths
- Use Ratios to Work Out Unequal Sharing
- Use the Difference Between a Given Ratio to Find Missing Values
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How Do I Use Scale Factors? | KS2 Maths Concept for Kids
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Describe the Relationship Between Two Factors in a Ratio Context
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Ratio: KS2 Maths Concept Video
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Use knowledge of multiplication and division to solve scaling problems in a range of contexts
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Use Multiplication and Division to Calculate Unknown Values in Ratio Problems
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How Do I Solve Ratio Problems? | KS2 Maths Concept for Kids
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What Is Ratio? | KS2 Maths Concept for Kids
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Solve Problems Involving Scaling and Ratio
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Year 6 Ratio: Scale Drawings and Scale Factors
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PlanIt Year 6 Ratio and Proportion Lesson Pack 1: Introducing Ratio
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Year 6 Calculating Scale Factor Maths Lesson Pack
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Year 6 Ratio and Proportion Teaching Unit
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Year 6 Ratio: Unequal Sharing and Grouping Maths Mastery PowerPoint
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How to Teach Year 6 Unequal Sharing and Grouping
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Ratio and Scaling Numbers Word Problems
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Equivalent Ratios Worksheet
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Scaling problems worksheet and quiz downloads
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Use multiplication and division to calculate unknown values in ratio problems worksheet and quiz downloads
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