GCSE Maths: Ratio & Proportion

Worked examples, practice questions and revision guides covering ratio, proportion and compound measures — structured around the most common GCSE exam topics.

Ratio & Proportion Topics

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Ratio

Understanding ratio notation and comparing quantities in whole-number ratios.

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Simplifying Ratio

Reducing ratios to their simplest form using common factors.

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Sharing in a Ratio

Dividing an amount into parts according to a given ratio.

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Direct Proportion

Working with quantities that increase or decrease at the same rate.

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Inverse Proportion

Working with quantities where one increases as the other decreases.

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Best Buys

Comparing prices and quantities to find the best value for money.

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Scale Drawings

Interpreting and drawing diagrams accurately using a given scale.

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Recipes

Using ratio to scale ingredient quantities up or down.

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Compound Measures

Working with quantities made from two or more measures, such as speed and density.

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Speed

Calculating speed, distance and time using the speed formula.

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Density

Calculating density, mass and volume using the density formula.

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Pressure

Calculating pressure, force and area using the pressure formula.

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