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GCSE Exam Questions: Ratio to Fraction

1) (a) 8 cards are taken from a pack of cards. Write the ratio of chosen cards that have a value

of less than 6 to the total number of cards chosen.

(1)
(b) The ratio of picture cards to non-picture cards in a full deck of cards is 3:10.

What fraction of the deck are not picture cards?

(2)
(3 marks)

2) (a) Below is a diagram showing purple and yellow counters.

Harry says “the ratio of purple counters to the total number of counters is 5:2”.

Why must Harry be wrong?

(1)
(b) Write 3 correct ratios using the diagram in part a).

(3)
(4 marks)
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3) (a) Half of the fish in a tank are rainbow fish. 

20% are gouramis and the rest are corydoras.

Write the ratio of rainbow fish to gouramis to corydoras in the simplest form.

(4)

(b) Originally there were 20 fish. Three more rainbow fish are added.

What fraction of the fish in the tank are now rainbow fish?

(2)
(6 marks)

4) (a) A bag contains red, blue and yellow counters. There are 26 counters.
11 of the counters are red. The ratio of blue to yellow counters is 3:2.

What fraction of the counters are yellow? 

Give your answer in its simplest terms.

(5)

(b) 2 more counters are added. 

The new ratio of counters in 6:5:3. 

What colour(s) are the two new counters?

(3)
(8 marks)

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1) (a) 8 cards inare

Question full
taken from a pack of cards.
(a) in3:full
Answer 8 (1)
(1)
Write the ratio of chosen cards that have a
value of less than 6 to the total number of
cards chosen.

(b) T he ratio of picture cards to non-picture cards (b)

(1)
in a full deck of cards is 3:10. What fraction
of the deck are not picture cards?

(1)

2 ) (a) Below is a diagram showing purple and (a) The total number of counters must be
(1)
yellow counters.

greater than or equal to the number of

purple counters so the ratio is not

correct.

H arry says “the ratio of purple counters to the

total number of counters is 

5:2”. Why must Harry be wrong?

(b) Write 3 correct ratios using the diagram in (b) Y:P = 4:10 or 2:5 (1)
part a).

P:Total = 10:14 or 5:7 (1)

Y:Total = 4:14 or 2:7 (1)

3 ) (a) H alf of the fish in a tank are rainbow fish. 

(a) = 50%

(1)
20% are gouramis and the rest are corydoras. 

50% + 20 % = 70%

(1)
Write the ratio of rainbow fish to gouramis to
corydoras in the simplest form.

100% - 70% = 30% (1)

5:2:3 (1)

(b) ri inally there were 20 fish. Three more

O g (b) (1)
rainbow fish are added. What fraction of the
fish in the tank are now rainbow fish?
(1)

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Question
Question Answer
Answer Marks
Marks

1) (a)
4) A bag contains
Question in full
red, blue and yellow counters. 
(a) 26
Answer - 11 = 15
in full (1)
(1)
There are 26 counters.
(1)
11 of the counters are red.

2×3=6 (1)
The ratio of blue to yellow counters is 3:2. 

What fraction of the counters are yellow?

(1)
Give your answer in its simplest terms.

(1)

(b ) 2 more counters are added. 

(b ) (1)
The new ratio of counters in 6:5:2. 
6:5:3 = 12:10:6 (1)
What colour(s) are the two new counters?

Original 11:9:6

1 red, 1 blue (1)

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