Year 6

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

Year 6

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

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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?
An image in a quiz
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