3.2.7

Two Ratios

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Dealing With More Than One Ratio

You can scale up ratios by multiplying or dividing each part by the same number.

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Example

  • On a farm, the ratio of cows to sheep is 6 : 5. The ratio of sheep to pigs is 2 : 1. The total number of cows, sheep and pigs on the farm is 189. How many sheep are there on the farm?
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  • Scale up the first ratio by 2 and the second ratio by 5 to get:
    • cows : sheep = 12 : 10, sheep : pigs = 10 : 5
    • So cows : sheep : pigs = 12 : 10 : 5.
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  • Add up the number of parts and divide the total quantity by this number to get the value for each part:
    • Number of parts = 12 + 10 + 5 = 27
    • Value per part = 189 ÷ 27 = 7
    • Sheep is 10 parts so total number of sheep is 7 × 10 = 70.

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1Number

1.1Using Numbers

1.2Fractions, Decimals & Percentages

1.3Powers & Roots

1.4Accuracy

2Algebra

2.1Introduction to Algebra

2.2Manipulating Algebra

2.3Proofs & Functions

2.4Straight Line Graphs

2.5Common Graphs

2.6Transformations & Tangents

2.7Properties of Graphs

2.8Solving Equations

2.9Inequalities

2.10Sequences

3Ratio

4Geometry

4.1Introduction to Geometry

4.2Triangles & Quadrilaterals

4.3Transformations

4.4Circle Basics

4.5Circle Theorems

4.6Measurements & Units

4.7Calculating Area

4.8Triangle Formulae

4.93D Shapes

4.10Vectors

5Probability

6Statistics

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