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Ratio notation: OCR GCSE Maths questions

Every OCR GCSE Maths exam question on R4 Ratio notation, 2017–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q2

    June 2025 · Paper 4

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    June 2025 Paper 4, question 2: The ratio 40 grams to 1 kilogram can be written in the form 1 : n. Find the value of n. n =
  2. Q9

    November 2024 · Paper 4

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    November 2024 Paper 4, question 9: A cylinder has a radius of 8.4 cm. The ratio of the radius of the cylinder to the height of the cylinder is 2 : 5. Find the volume of the cylinder. 3 cm
  3. Q9

    June 2023 · Paper 5

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    June 2023 Paper 5, question 9: A zoo counts its animals. The ratio of antelope to zebra is 3 : 2. The ratio of meerkats to zebra is 7 : 3. (a) Write the number of antelope as a percentage of
  4. Q5

    June 2022 · Paper 5

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    June 2022 Paper 5, question 5: Recipes measure small quantities in teaspoons and tablespoons. 3 teaspoons is equivalent to 1 tablespoon. 3 of a teaspoon of salt and 1 tablespoon of baking pow
  5. Q11

    November 2021 · Paper 5

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    November 2021 Paper 5, question 11: The diagram shows a quadrilateral ABCD. AD = 10 cm, angle BAD = 30° and angle ABD = angle BDC = 90°. D C 10 cm Not to scale 30° A B The ratio of length BD to le
  6. Q6

    November 2021 · Paper 6

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    November 2021 Paper 6, question 6: A bag of sweets contains jellies, mints and toffees. The ratio of jellies to mints is n : 2. The ratio of mints to toffees is 5 : 3n. Work out the ratio of jell
  7. Q3

    November 2020 · Paper 5

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    November 2020 Paper 5, question 3: (a) The ratio 45 minutes to 3 hours 45 minutes can be written in the form 1 : n. Find the value of n. (a) n = (b) Reece and Sarah share some money in the ratio
  8. Q6

    November 2019 · Paper 4

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    November 2019 Paper 4, question 6: A bag of sweets contains only mints, sherberts and toffees. The ratio of the number of mints to sherberts is 2 : 3. The ratio of the number of sherberts to toff
  9. Q2

    June 2019 · Paper 4

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    June 2019 Paper 4, question 2: The ratio 50 grams to 1 kilogram can be written in the form 1 : n. Find the value of n. n =
  10. Q9

    June 2019 · Paper 5

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    June 2019 Paper 5, question 9: An interior angle of an isosceles triangle is p° and an exterior angle is q°. Not to scale p° q° It is given that q 5 . p = (a) Write the ratio p : q in its sim
  11. Q22

    November 2018 · Paper 4

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    November 2018 Paper 4, question 22: In a village the ratio of males to females is 2 : 1. 40% of the people in the village are right-handed males. 25% of the people in the village are right-handed
  12. Q8

    November 2018 · Paper 5

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    November 2018 Paper 5, question 8: The table shows the number of computers sold in Tom’s shop each quarter from 2015 to 2017. 2015 2016 2017 Quarter 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Number of 13 31 29 45
  13. Q1

    June 2018 · Paper 4

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    June 2018 Paper 4, question 1: (a) The ratio 2 centimetres to 5 metres can be written in the form 1 : n. Find the value of n. (a) n = (b) Jay, Sheila and Harry share £7200 in the ratio 1 : 2
  14. Q14

    June 2018 · Paper 5

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    June 2018 Paper 5, question 14: The diagram shows a cylinder and a cone. 2 cm h cm 9 cm r cm The cylinder has radius 2 cm and height 9 cm. The cone has radius r cm and height h cm. The ratio r
  15. Q3

    June 2017 · Paper 5

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    June 2017 Paper 5, question 3: Last year, Katie earned £16 200. Her total loan repayments were £6400. Katie estimates that the ratio of her loan repayments to her earnings is approximately 3
  16. Q7

    June 2017 · Paper 5

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    June 2017 Paper 5, question 7: The population of a village is in the following ratios. • men : children = 11 : 3 • women : children = 5 : 2 (a) Find the ratio men : women. Give your answer in
All 16 questions on Ratio notation, as a list
  1. June 2025, Paper 4, Q2 (2 marks): The ratio 40 grams to 1 kilogram can be written in the form 1 : n. Find the value of n. n =
  2. November 2024, Paper 4, Q9 (4 marks): A cylinder has a radius of 8.4 cm. The ratio of the radius of the cylinder to the height of the cylinder is 2 : 5. Find the volume of the cylinder. 3 cm
  3. June 2023, Paper 5, Q9 (6 marks): A zoo counts its animals. The ratio of antelope to zebra is 3 : 2. The ratio of meerkats to zebra is 7 : 3. (a) Write the number of antelope as a percentage of
  4. June 2022, Paper 5, Q5 (3 marks): Recipes measure small quantities in teaspoons and tablespoons. 3 teaspoons is equivalent to 1 tablespoon. 3 of a teaspoon of salt and 1 tablespoon of baking pow
  5. November 2021, Paper 5, Q11 (7 marks): The diagram shows a quadrilateral ABCD. AD = 10 cm, angle BAD = 30° and angle ABD = angle BDC = 90°. D C 10 cm Not to scale 30° A B The ratio of length BD to le
  6. November 2021, Paper 6, Q6 (4 marks): A bag of sweets contains jellies, mints and toffees. The ratio of jellies to mints is n : 2. The ratio of mints to toffees is 5 : 3n. Work out the ratio of jell
  7. November 2020, Paper 5, Q3 (5 marks): (a) The ratio 45 minutes to 3 hours 45 minutes can be written in the form 1 : n. Find the value of n. (a) n = (b) Reece and Sarah share some money in the ratio
  8. November 2019, Paper 4, Q6 (3 marks): A bag of sweets contains only mints, sherberts and toffees. The ratio of the number of mints to sherberts is 2 : 3. The ratio of the number of sherberts to toff
  9. June 2019, Paper 4, Q2 (2 marks): The ratio 50 grams to 1 kilogram can be written in the form 1 : n. Find the value of n. n =
  10. June 2019, Paper 5, Q9 (6 marks): An interior angle of an isosceles triangle is p° and an exterior angle is q°. Not to scale p° q° It is given that q 5 . p = (a) Write the ratio p : q in its sim
  11. November 2018, Paper 4, Q22 (6 marks): In a village the ratio of males to females is 2 : 1. 40% of the people in the village are right-handed males. 25% of the people in the village are right-handed
  12. November 2018, Paper 5, Q8 (7 marks): The table shows the number of computers sold in Tom’s shop each quarter from 2015 to 2017. 2015 2016 2017 Quarter 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Number of 13 31 29 45
  13. June 2018, Paper 4, Q1 (4 marks): (a) The ratio 2 centimetres to 5 metres can be written in the form 1 : n. Find the value of n. (a) n = (b) Jay, Sheila and Harry share £7200 in the ratio 1 : 2
  14. June 2018, Paper 5, Q14 (5 marks): The diagram shows a cylinder and a cone. 2 cm h cm 9 cm r cm The cylinder has radius 2 cm and height 9 cm. The cone has radius r cm and height h cm. The ratio r
  15. June 2017, Paper 5, Q3 (3 marks): Last year, Katie earned £16 200. Her total loan repayments were £6400. Katie estimates that the ratio of her loan repayments to her earnings is approximately 3
  16. June 2017, Paper 5, Q7 (5 marks): The population of a village is in the following ratios. • men : children = 11 : 3 • women : children = 5 : 2 (a) Find the ratio men : women. Give your answer in

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