RATIO
KCF
LEAST COMMON DENOMINATOR
WORD PROBLEMS
HODGE PODGE
100
There are 12 girls in the class and 15 boys- write the ratio of girls to boys using a colon
12:15 simplify 4:5
100
3/4 / 2/3
9/8
100
5/10 - 1/5 (do NOT solve- just give the LEAST COMMON DENOMINATOR)
5
100
Bobby has 5 fruit roll ups and Jane has 3. Each of them give 1 to Timmy Joe. How many fruit roll ups does each person have now?
Bobby has 4, Jane has 2, and Timmy Joe has 2.
100
Solve 1/4 + 2/3
11/12
200
There are 16 Skittles in a bag. There are 4 yellow, 5 green, 3 orange, and 4 purple. Write the ratio of green to total.
5:16
200
1/2 / 3/5
5/6
200
6/18- 4/12 (do NOT solve, just give the least common denominator)
2
200
Suzie has a King Size candy bar with 3 sections. She eats a piece then shares the rest with 5 other people. How much candy bar does each person get?
1/6
200
Sally and Joe want to bake enough cupcakes to feed 2 classes of 12 scholars. How many cupcakes do they need?
24
300
There are 5 teachers and 120 students in 4th grade. Write the ratio of teachers to students using the word "to"
5 to 120 simplify- 1 to 24
300
5/9 / 4/6
30/36 simplify 5/6
300
6/12 - 4/20 (Find the LCD)
2
300
If 10 lbs of potatoes costs 6.99, how much does one pound of potatoes cost?
.69 each pound
300
Solve- 1/6 / 2/3
1/4
400
There is a litter of puppies with 6 puppies. 2 have blue eyes, 3 have brown eyes, and 1 has no eyes. Write the ratio of puppies with no eyes to puppies with blue eyes. Write the ratio of puppies with brown eyes to total number of puppies.
2:1 and 3:6
400
5/7 / 5/15
75/35 simplify 15/7
400
Find the LCD and solve. 3/4- 2/8
2/4 (1/2) 4
400
If there are 3 cakes at the party and they cut each cake into 1/4s, how many people can have cake?
12
400
Malachi and Kiwan ate 1/2 of a pizza. They want to share the rest of their pizza with 3 friends. How much pizza will each friend get?
1/6
500
The ratio in an oreo is 2 cookies to 1 frosting. What is the ratio for 8 cookies?
16:8
500
3/6 / 6/10
30/36 simplify 5/6
500
Find the LCD and Solve. 8/12 - 3/6
LCD is 6 and 1/6
500
There are 20 people coming to your party! You have ordered 4 pizzas. How many times do you need to cut the pizza so everyone has a piece?
5
500
Alexis has 22/4 of a cup of flour. She wants to bake cakes for school and each cake requires 3/4 cup of flour. How many cakes can she bake?
7 cakes
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