Name: Grade: 4 Roll No: 2024-25
Subject: Math Date: Teacher’s Sign:
Ratio and Proportion
What is Ratio?
Ratio is a way to compare two numbers. It shows how much of something there is compared to another. For
example,
If there are 3 apples and 2 oranges in a basket, the ratio of apples to oranges is expressed as: 3:2.
Other examples of ratios are:
1. There are 4 boys and 5 girls in a classroom. The ratio of boys to girls is 4:5.
2. A cake recipe uses 2 cups of flour and 1 cup of sugar. The ratio of flour to sugar is 2:1.
What Is a Proportion?
A proportion shows that two ratios are equal. It tells us that the comparison between the two groups is the same.
For example:
If there are 6 apples and 4 oranges, the ratio is 6:4.
If there are 3 apples and 2 oranges, the ratio is 3:2.
These two ratios are the same because:
6:4 = 3:2
We can write this as a proportion:
6 3
4
= 2
Ratio and Proportion LP 1
Task 1 - Ratio
1. There are 8 red balloons and 4 blue balloons. What is the ratio of red balloons to blue balloons: ____________
2. A fruit basket has 5 apples, 3 bananas, and 2 oranges.
a. What is the ratio of apples to bananas? ____________
b. What is the ratio of bananas to oranges? ____________
3. A pizza is cut into 8 slices. Emma eats 3 slices, and Jack eats 5 slices.
a. What is the ratio of slices Emma ate to the total slices? ____________
b. What is the ratio of slices Jack ate to Emma's slices? ____________
4. A farm has 10 cows and 25 chickens.
a. What is the ratio of cows to chickens? ____________
b. What is the ratio of chickens to cows? ____________
5. The Length and breadth of a rectangular field are 50 m and 15 m respectively. Find the ratio of the length to the
breadth of the field.
6. There are 45 people working in an office. If the number of females is 25 and the remaining are males, find the
ratio of :
a. The number of females to the number of males.
b. The number of males to the number of females.
a. b.
7. Fill in the missing numbers :
Ratio and Proportion LP 2
Task 2: Proportion
1. The ratio of cats to dogs in a shelter is 3:2. If there are 12 cats, how many dogs are there?
2. The ratio of sugar to flour in a recipe is 1:3. If you use 9 cups of flour, how much sugar is needed?
3. Do the ratios 10 to 2 and 15 to 3 form a proportion?
4. A bag contains marbles in a ratio of 4:5 (red to blue). If there are 20 blue marbles, how many red marbles are
there?
5. In a fruit basket, the ratio of apples to oranges is 4:6.
Ratio and Proportion LP 3
APPLES ORANGES
4 6
24
Complete the table by answering the following questions. NOTE: Keep the same ratio:
a. If there are 8 apples, how many oranges are there?
b. If there are 24 oranges, how many apples are there?
(Space for working has been provided).
6. If a car travels 120 miles in 3 hours,
The car will travel __________________ in 6 hours at the same speed.
7. Write down your understanding of the term ‘Proportion’.
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Ratio and Proportion LP 4