Find the Ratio
Simplify the Ratio
Ratio Word Problems
100
Write 6 girls to 8 boys as a ratio.
6 : 8 or 3 : 4
100
This is the ratio 4 out of 16 papers in simplest form.
1:4
100

Penny Pinchers sold 20 sneakers and 30 jackets. What is the ratio of sneakers to jackets in simplest form? 

2:3

200
There are 2 boys and 5 girls in a class. What is the ratio of girls to boys?
5 : 2
200
There are 20 animals in a pond. Of these animals, 6 are frogs, 8 are fish and the rest are tortoises. Find the ratio of the number of fish to the number of tortoises in simplest form.
4:3
200

Juan has a ratio of 3 fish to 5 plants in his aquarium. He has 30 fish. How many plants does he have?

Juan has 50 plants.

300
Sally ate 9 jelly beans, 2 red, 6 green, and 2 blue. What is the ratio for green to red to blue jellybeans?
6 : 2 : 2 or 3 : 1 : 1
300
Write the ratio in simplest form. 36 : 18 : 30
6:3:5
300

Taylor, Cole, and Robert contributed money to the Youth Club in the ratio 1:3 . Robert contributed $18. How much money to Taylor contribute? 

Taylor contributed $6

400
9 out of 13 fish are orange. What is the ratio of fish that are orange to fish that are not orange?
9 : 4
400
14 out of 16 students attended the pep rally. Write the number of students who attended the pep rally to those who did not as a ratio in simplest form.
7:8
400

The ratio of the weight of Megan's hamster to the weight of Blake's hamster is 2:9. Blake's hamster weighs 18 ounces. How much does Megan's hamster weigh?

Megan's hamster weighs 4 ounces.

500
Of the ten members on a team, 2 are girls. What is the ratio of girls to boys?
2:8 or 1:4
500
The final score of a basketball game is 56 to 32. A prize is given to the person in the seat numbered with the greatest common factor between 56 and 32. What is the prize-winning seat number?
8
500

A tip cup contains quarters, nickels, and pennies in the ratio 3:2:1. There are 27 quarters. How many pennies are there?

There are 9 pennies.

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