Finding Ratio
A student gave the example of "three to two" as a ratio when he was talking to a friend. How would this ratio be written on paper?
3:2
Simplify the following ratio --> 5:15
1:3
Write the following ratio in its simplest form--> 40:20:60
2:1:3
Peter cuts a rope 60 ft long into two pieces in the ratio of 2:3. What is the length of the shorter piece of rope?
24 ft
Ms. Bain baked a lot of cookies for the holidays. She baked 24 chocolate chip and 18 snickerdoodle. What is the ratio of snickerdoodles to total number of cookies?
3: 7
Write an equivalent ratio for 2:5.
Answers vary.
A piece of rope 90 cm long, is painted red, yellow, and blue in the ratio of 3:5:2. What length of the rope is painted red?
27 cm
Audrey and Mac share $150 in the ratio of 3:2. How much more money does Audrey receive than Mac?
$30
There are 18 gift bags and 16 wrapped boxes for the a party. What is the ratio of wrapped boxes to gift bags?
8:9
Fill in the blank--> 4:9 = __:27
12
Andy, Natty, and Miguel shared $156 in the ratio 3:2:7. How much money did Natty receive?
$26
There are 36 books in a box. 8 of them are Rishi's and the rest are Charlotte's. What is the ratio of the number of Charlotte's books to the number of Rishi's?
7: 2
What is the ratio of students to teachers in fourth grade (there are 34 students)?
34:3
Fill in the blank--> 8:____ = 56:49
7
Fill in the blanks--> 40:___:24 = _____: 11: 6
10:44:24 = 4:11:6
Ms. Smith and Mr. Newby have some pencils in the ratio of 3:5. After Ms. Bain gives Ms. Smith 14 pencils, Ms. Smith has twice as many pencils as Mr. Newby. How many pencils does Mr. Newby have?
10 pencils
Tyler weighs 150 lbs. His younger brother weighs 80 lbs. What is the ratio of Tyler's brother's weight to Tyler's weight?
8:15
Eliot and Emme shared $55 in the ratio of 6:5. How much money did Emme receive?
$25
A sum of $108 is shared among Peter S., Griffin, and Clara in the ratio of 5:4:3. How much did Peter S. receive?
$45
Rectangle A is 8 cm long and 4 cm wide. Rectangle B is 4 cm long and 2 cm wide. The ratio of the area of Rectangle A to Rectangle B is...
4:1