Writing Ratios
There are 18 pencils and 24 pens in a desk drawer. What is the ratio of pens to pencils? (SIMPLIFIED)
3:4
3 to 4
3/4
3:4 = 9:___
12
If the ratio of ducks to chickens is 5:1, and there are 20 ducks, how many chickens are there?
4 chickens
A group of books is shared between Emma and Noah in the ratio 3 to 7.
If Noah were to give 12 books to Emma, they would have the same number of books.
How many books does Noah originally have?
42 books
There are 100 apples and 48 bananas in a fruit basket. What is the ratio of apples to bananas? (SIMPLIFIED)
25:12
25 to 12
25/12
7:2 = ___:40
140
The following table shows the number of boys and girls in each grade at Minden Middle School.
Grade 6th 7th 8th
Male 45 25 55
Female 25 45 60
What is the ratio of 6th grade Males to 8th grade Males?
9:11
A sum of stickers is shared between Harper and Liam in the ratio 2 to 5.
If Harper were to receive 6 more stickers, the new ratio of Harper’s stickers to Liam’s stickers would be 1 to 2.
How many stickers does Harper originally have?
24 stickers
A farmer has 100 head of cattle. 7 of them are bulls, and the rest are cows. What is the ratio of cows to bulls?
93:7
Fill in the equivalent ratio...
3:4, 6:8, 9:12, ______ ,15:20
12:16
The ratio of berries to oranges is 10:1. If there are 25 oranges, how many berries are there?
250 berries
In the music room, the number of drums to tambourines was in a ratio of 3 to 4.
After 5 more drums were added, the ratio became 1 to 1.
How many drums were originally in the music room?
15 drums
At a taco stand, the ratio of tacos to burritos is 9:11 . What is the ratio of burritos, to the total entrees?
11/20
Are 6:42 and 12:86 equivalent?
No
The ratio of roses to daises is 3:5. If there are 40 flowers total, how many roses and daises are there?
15 roses and 25 daises
A box of marbles is shared between Chloe and Mason in the ratio 6 to 1.
If Chloe gave Mason 9 marbles, the ratio would become 3 to 2.
How many marbles does Chloe have at the beginning?
30 marbles
A basketball team has 10 wins and 4 losses. What is the ratio of wins to total games? (SIMPLIFIED)
5:7
5 to 7
5/7
8:40 = 4:___ = ___:120
20, 24
Perry and Sanda share a reward in the ratio 3:8. If the total reward was $99, how much did Perry get?
$27
The number of laptops to tablets in the tech cart was in the ratio 5 to 3.
After 12 more tablets were added, the ratio became 5 to 4.
How many tablets were originally in the cart?
36 tablets