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Ratio

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Write the following ratios in their simplest form.

1. 2:8
2. 12:8
3. 42:49
4. 81:72
5. 99:110
6. I have 30 shirts and 18 pairs of trousers in my wardrobe. What is the ratio of shirts to trousers?
7. There are 36 pupils in a class and 16 are boys. What is the ratio of girls to boys?

The ratio of cows to sheep in a field is 3:5. Answer the following.

8. If there are 6 cows, how many sheep are there?
9. If there are 45 sheep, how many cows are there?
10. If there are 72 animals, how many of each are there? Write the answer as a ratio cows:sheep.

Share 245 in the ratios below, writing your answer as a ratio.

11. 5:2
12. 1:4:2