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What a ratio means

What a ratio means

Bar model showing girls:boys = 3:2 as five equal boxes, three labelled girls and two labelled boys

A ratio compares quantities using equal parts. The ratio 3:23:23:2 means 3 equal parts of the first amount for every 2 equal parts of the second amount.

Ratio Lesson

  1. GCSE
  2. /Maths
  3. /Ratio

Step-by-step lessons covering OCR GCSE Maths Ratio for Foundation and Higher tier. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in the written papers format. Build fluency with number, ratio and algebra first, since geometry, probability and statistics topics rely on them, and leave extra time nearer the exam for Higher-tier problem-solving and multi-step reasoning questions.

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