Year 8 · Maths
Use ratio notation in Year 8 Maths
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Focus on sharing amounts using ratio. Start with “Express Ratio in the Form 1:n”, then explain the idea in your own words.
Year 8 learners practise sharing amounts using ratio.
The activities include Express Ratio in the Form 1:n, Share Amounts in a Given Three-Part Ratio, Share Money in a Given Two-Part Ratio, and related practice. The checked support below includes teach, practice, teaching, 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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- Express Ratio in the Form 1:n
- Share Amounts in a Given Three-Part Ratio
- Share Money in a Given Two-Part Ratio
- Solve Problems Involving Ratio
- Solve Problems Involving Two Ratios
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Oak video: Ratio Language And Notation
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Oak video: Dividing A Quantity Into A Given Ratio
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Oak video: Problem Solving With Fractions And Ratios
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Oak lesson slides: Ratio Language And Notation
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Writing Ratios in the Form 1:n Walkthrough Worksheet
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Oak lesson slides: Dividing A Quantity Into A Given Ratio
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Understanding multiplicative relationships: percentages and proportionality
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Oak lesson slides: Problem Solving With Fractions And Ratios
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Sharing in a Given Ratio: Worded Problems Worksheet
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Ratio: Problem Solving Textbook Exercise
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Ratio: Two Ratios Textbook Exercise
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Oak worksheet: Ratio Language And Notation
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Oak worksheet: Dividing A Quantity Into A Given Ratio
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Oak worksheet: Problem Solving With Fractions And Ratios
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