Ratio, proportion and percentages
Free ESAT Maths 1 lesson. Worked examples, common mistakes and a self-check.
What the lesson covers
- Ratio from scratch and bar models
- Combining ratios and fractions in ratio problems
- Proportion, the unitary method and scale
- Percentages and multipliers
- Interest, growth and decay
- Direct and inverse proportion
- Similar shapes: lengths, areas and volumes
- Mixtures and applied reasoning
- Self-check questions with answers (8)
Specification: M3.1-3.11. Codes follow the UAT-UK ESAT content specification.
How to use it
- Read a section, then cover the worked example and try it yourself.
- Check the common mistakes list: these are the slips the real test is built to catch.
- Do the self-check without looking back. Mark it against the answers.
- Then practise the topic under time, with the matching practice set.
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