GCSE Maths - How to Convert Ratios into Fractions #83

The video tutorial explains how to convert ratios into fractions using examples of apples and berries. It demonstrates how to calculate the fraction of each type of fruit and compare their quantities. The tutorial also applies these concepts to a different scenario involving chocolate and plain cookies, showing how to find the fraction of total cookies that are chocolate and express the number of plain cookies as a fraction of chocolate cookies.

If the ratio of apples to berries is 3 to 5, what fraction of the total fruit are apples?

• 3/5

• 5/8

• 3/8

• 5/3

How can you express the number of apples as a fraction of the number of berries if the ratio is 3 to 5?

• 5/3

• 3/5

• 8/3

• 5/8

What does a fraction like 5/3 represent in terms of apples and berries?

• There are 5 apples for every 3 berries.

• There are 3 apples for every 5 berries.

• There are 1.67 times as many apples as berries.

• There are 1.67 times as many berries as apples.

In a bag with a 4 to 3 ratio of chocolate to plain cookies, what fraction of the total cookies are chocolate?

• 3/7

• 4/3

• 4/7

• 7/4

How would you express the number of plain cookies as a fraction of chocolate cookies if the ratio is 4 to 3?

• 3/4

• 3/7

• 4/3

• 7/3