Edexcel IGCSE Math A 1.7.A ratio notation

Practise ratio-notation questions by simplifying part-to-part ratios and converting ratio information into fractions of the whole.

Exam points

Simplify ratios from counts such as sheep to cows, teeth on cogs or club numbers.
Convert a part-to-part ratio into a fraction of the whole without reversing the parts.
Form ratios after calculating amounts from fractions, percentages or a remaining total.

[Maximum number: 2]

The pictogram gives information about the number of parcels a company posted on each of four days last week.

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Represents 16 parcels

Find the ratio
number of parcels posted on Monday : number of parcels posted on Thursday Give your answer in its simplest form.

56:48

Simplify by dividing both parts by 8:
56:48=7:6

Final answer:
7:6

Accept equivalent forms such as $1:\frac{6}{7}$ , $\frac76:1$ , $1:0.857\ldots$ , or $1.166\ldots:1$ .

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1.7.A Ratio notation question 1