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Description of  Ratio: How to calculate and simplify ratios at KS2 (Maths Is Not A Mystery)

For children to really succeed in the KS2 SATs, they need confidence in their own ability and they need to be able to talk about their work with adults. Many adults are a little nervous about teaching their children 'the wrong way' in maths because they have heard that the subject is taught differently today. The Primary Maths Is Not A Mystery series is a set of books that show adults how maths is taught, giving the adult a chance to discuss confidently and work with their child. The work progresses in gentle steps and their is lots of opportunity to practice and to see in detail how the answers to questions have been worked out. This book covers all the content needed to understand Ratio at KS2. We learn how to identify a ratio and then how to simplify it. We learn how to divide a quantity into ratios and how to understand map scales, enabling us to calculate real life measurements from a scale drawing. There is also an accompanying book on Proportion and this deals with other aspects of the Ratio and Proportion topic.