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What a ratio means

What a ratio means

Ratio bar model with one bar split into 5 equal boxes, 3 boxes for one share and 2 boxes for the other, labelled total 5 equal parts A ratio compares quantities using equal parts. The ratio 3:23:23:2 is read as "3 to 2" and means one share has 3 equal parts while the other has 2.

Ratio Lesson

  1. IGCSE
  2. /Maths
  3. /Ratio

Step-by-step lessons on Edexcel IGCSE Maths Ratio. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Build confidence with the shared Foundation-tier content first, since roughly 40% of Higher-tier marks are targeted at the grades 4–5 boundary that both tiers have in common.

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