Simplify Ratios
Unit Rates
Understanding Ratios
Ratios
Word problems
100

15:3

5:1

100

At the store beef jerky was $24.46 for 2 pounds. If you bought 4 pounds, how much would it cost?

$48.92

100

During Christmas a book store sold 72 books. If the ratio of books to bookmarks sold was 9 : 2, how many bookmarks did the store sell?

16

100
Simplify this ratio 12:18

2:3

100

 A store had 2 blue chairs for $22.78 or 6 red chairs for $67.80. Which color chair has a lower unit price?

RED

200

18:9

2:1
200

An ice company charged $2.80 for 7 bags of ice. If a convenience store bought 3 bags of ice, how much would it have cost them?

$1.20

200

A fast food restaurant sold 35 burgers with cheese. If the ratio of burgers sold with cheese compared to without cheese was 7 : 3, how many burgers did they sell total?

50

200

Simplify this ratio 9:3

6:1

200

 At the market you can buy 6 bags of apples for $31.02. At the orchard you can get 5 bags of apples for $25.40. Which is the better deal?

Orchard

300

18:5

YOU CANT DO IT 

300

At a farming supply store 7 pounds of seed cost $124.32. If a farmer needed 3 pounds of seeds, how much would it cost him?

$53.28

300

For an art show, an artist painted 153 pictures. During the show he sold 72 of his pictures. What is the ratio of pictures he still has to pictures he sold?

9:8

300

For every 2 males birds in a bird cage there are 5 females. What is the ratio of males to females?

2:5

300

A store had 4 packs of paper for $7.44. How much would it cost if you were to buy 5 packs? 1 pack = $1.86

$9.30

400

14:7

2:1

400

A shoe store was having a back to school sale where you could buy 4 pairs of shoes for $46.12. If a large family decided to buy 7 pairs of shoes, how much would it cost them?

$80.71

400

At summer camp the ratio of boys to girls was 5 : 4. If there were 40 boys, how many girls were there

32

400

At the pet store the ratio of dogs to cats was 4:7. For every _____ dogs there are _____ cats

4:7

400

A video game store was getting rid of old games, selling them 5 for $102.05. If they sold 3 games, how much money would they have made?

$61.23

500

6:2

3:1

500

At the store Brand A potato chips were $5.54 for 2 bags. Brand B potato chips were $19.11 for 7 bags. Which brand has the cheaper price?

Brand B

500

Dave spent 21 minutes completing a race. He walked 9 minutes and jogged the rest. What is the ratio of time he jogged to time he walked

4:3

500

For every 5 cars in a parking lot there are 6 trucks. What is the ratio of cars to trucks in the parking lot?

5:6

500

The book fair had a sale where 5 books were $25.85. If you wanted to buy 6 books, how much money would you need?

$31.02

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