Solve problems involving the relative size of two quantities (Part 2)

Solve problems involving the relative size of two quantities (Part 2)

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will solve problems involving the relative size of two quantities, where multi-step scaling is necessary.

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4 Questions

Q1.
Enlarge 12 by scale factor 1/4.
Correct answer: 3
48
8
Q2.
Enlarge 30 by scale factor 1/6.
18
180
Correct answer: 5
Q3.
Enlarge 2.5 by scale factor 7.
-5.5
Correct answer: 17.5
9.5
Q4.
Enlarge 4.8 by scale factor 1/2.
1.2
Correct answer: 2.4
9.6

3 Questions

Q1.
How much butter is needed to ice four cakes?
Correct answer: 190 g
47.5 g
95 g
Q2.
How much icing sugar is needed to ice eight cakes?
190 g
Correct answer: 760 g
95 g
Q3.
How many tablespoons of milk are needed to ice eight cakes?
0.5
1.5
Correct answer: 4

Lesson appears in

UnitMaths / Proportion problems