Ratios
Ratio Word Problems
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3 part ratios
100
In a drawing, there are three circles, four stars, and three triangles. What is the ratio of stars to the total number of shapes.
What is 2/5 or 4/10
100

The length of three ribbons are in the ratio of 2:7:3. If the length of the longest ribbon is 56 in, find the length of all three ribbons altogether.

96in.

100
5 shovels of sand are mixed with 4 shovels of gravel to make cement. What is the number of shovels of gravel needed for 45 shovels of sand.
36 shovels of gravel
100

simplify 75:50:175

3:2:7
200
Lil blew up 7 balloons. Kathy blew up 5 balloons. What is the ratio of total balloons to Kathy's balloons?
12 to 5
200

The ratio of the number of blue to white shirts in the store is 4:7. There are 220 shirts altogether. How many white shirts are there?

140

200
Ari can walk 2 miles in 40 min. What is the amount of time it will take him to walk 4 miles.
80 min.
200

complete the equivalent ratio: 3:11:8 = 21: ____ : ____

21:77:56

300
The recipe calls for 2 eggs, 8 cups of flour, 3 teaspoons of oil, and a pinch of salt. What is the ratio of cups of flour to eggs?
8:2 OR 4:1
300

Ms. Doherty baked a cake that needed 3 cups sugar for every 5 cups flour. The ratio of butter she used was 5/6 the amount of sugar. a) Find the ratio of the amount of sugar used to the amount of flour used. b) She used 100 g more flour than sugar. How much butter did she use?

a) 3:5 b) 125g butter

300
Paul used 6 black tiles and 12 white tiles for a pattern. What is the ratio of black tiles to white tiles?
1:2 or 6:12
300

If a batter gets 2 hits for ever 13 at bats, how many hits would the batter get after 169 at bats? 

26 hits (not a good batting avg)

300

complete the equivalent ratio: ____:5:12 = 2: ____ : 6

4:5:12 = 2: 2.5 : 6

400

There are 30 rabbits in a cage. The ratio of white rabbits to grey rabbits is 3:7. How many white rabbits are in the cage?

9 white rabbits

400

The ratio of the number of Jake's beads to Bob's beads is 2:7. Bob has 42 beads. If Bob gives 12 beads to Jake, what will be the new ratio of Jake's beads to Bob's beads.

4:5

400
30 buses can carry 1500 people. What is the number of people that can be carried by 5 buses.
250 people
400

In a recent student government election, the ratio of students who voted for the winner to all the students who voted was 11:20. The number of students who voted was 60. How many votes did the winner get?

33 students voted for the winner

400

Find the ratio of a:b:c if the ratio of a:b = 2:3 and the ratio of b:c = 5:8

10:15:24

500

There are 20 mice in a cage. The ratio of pink mice to black mice is 2:3. How many black mice are in the cage?

12 mice

500

The ratio of the number of Ms. Doherty's books to the number of Ms. Sanchez's books was 2:3. The ratio became 5:6 when Ms. Doherty bought another 8 books. a) How many books does Ms. Sanchez have? b) How many books do they have altogether?

a) 44 b) 88

500
Ivy's Fresh Eggs transports its eggs in crates. It takes 2 trucks to carry 80 crates. What is the number of crates that 8 trucks can carry.
320 crates
500

In basketball, Katrina makes 12 out of every 20 free throws. At this rate, if she tries 45 free throws, how many free throws will she make?

No the coach is not correct.

500

Find the ratio of a:b:c if the ratio of a:b = 4:7 and the ratio of b:c = 12:5

48:84:35

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