Year 8 Ratio and Proportion Worksheets | Printable PDFs

Year 8 Ratio and Proportion worksheets for Year 8 Maths (Key Stage 3). Students aged 12–13 learn to compare quantities using ratios and solve proportion problems in a range of contexts.
Students practise using ratios in recipes, linking ratios and fractions, and solving worded ratio problems. To practise simplifying ratios, check out Year 7 Ratio and Proportion Worksheets.

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Ratios and Fractions

Ratios and Fractions (A)
Ratios and Fractions (A)
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Ratios and Fractions (B)
Ratios and Fractions (B)
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For more Ratio and Proportion Worksheets, see Year 7 Ratio and Proportion Worksheets


Common Questions about Year 8 Ratio and Proportion

  1. What does a ratio compare?

    A ratio compares the sizes of two or more quantities using the same units.
  2. How can ratios be used in recipes?

    Ratios can be used to scale ingredients up or down while keeping the recipe in the same proportion.
  3. How are fractions and ratios related?

    A ratio can be written as a fraction. For example, the ratio 3:5 can be written as the fraction 3/5.

Year 8 Ratio and Proportion Common Mistakes

  1. Common Mistake 1

    Adding parts of a ratio instead of comparing them.
  2. Common Mistake 2

    Scaling only one part of a ratio.
  3. Common Mistake 3

    Confusing ratios with fractions or percentages.


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Year 8 recipes (c) worksheet preview

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Ratios and Fractions (A)

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Ratio Problems