Finding Ratio
For every 3 pears a grocery store sells, they sell 8 oranges. What is the ratio of oranges to pears?
8 : 3
Express the ratio in simplest form.
16 : 24
2 : 3
Express the ratio as a fraction in simplest form.
12: 18
2/3
Three friends were competing to see who would walk the furthest distance in a week. Lincoln walked 20 miles. Amelia walked 12 miles less than Lincoln, and 20 miles less than Jett. Find the ratio of the distance Lincoln walked to the distance Amelia walked to the distance Jett walked.
5 : 2 : 7
Kira is making fruit punch by mixing 3 liters of grape juice with 2 liters of sparkling water. What is the ratio of total liters to liters of grape juice?
5 : 3
Find the missing term in the equivalent ratio.
20 : 32 = 5 : ______
8
There are 3/5 as many apples as pears. What is the ratio of the number of apples to the number of pears?
3:5
A sum of money is shared between Marco and Madeline in the ration 2:3. If Madeline were to give $16 to Marco, they would have the same amount of money. How much money does Marco have?
$64
Evan is 3 years 1 month old. His sister is 5 years old. Express the ratio of Evan's age to that of his sister using whole numbers.
37 months : 60 months
Franco has 126 sports cards. 54 of the cards are baseball cards, 30 are hockey cards, and the rest of football cards. What is the ratio of the football cards to the baseball cards to the hockey cards?
7 : 9 : 5
The ratio of the number of forks to the number a spoons in a drawer is 3:5. If there are 15 forks in a drawer, how many spoons are there in the drawer?
25 spoons
The ratio of Eli's age to Jamal's age is 3:4. The ratio of Jamal's age to Avery's age is 2:3. If Jamal is 28 years old, how many years older than Eli is Avery?
21 years older
John and Amy had the same amount of money at first. After John spent $8.75 and Amy spent $29.25, the ratio of John's money to Amy's money was 5 : 3. How much money did Amy have at first?
$60
The ratio of the lengths of the sides of a triangle is 3:4:5. If the length of the shortest side of the triangle is 12 cm, what is the perimeter of the triangle?
48 cm
Paula and Kelly shared $312 in the ratio of 6:7. How much money did each person get?
Paula: $144
Kelly: $168
2/9 of the bikes in a bike shop are mountain bikes. The remaining bikes are road bikes and cruiser bikes in the ratio if 9:5. There are 15 more cruiser bikes than mountain bikes. How many road bikes are in the bike shop?
135 road bikes
Adam's sister is 4 years younger than Adam. The current ratio of Adam's age to his sister's age is 5:3. What will the ratio of Adam's age to his sister's age be in 5 years time?
15 : 11
The ratio of the lengths of two pieces if ribbon is 2:7. The shorter piece of ribbon in 12 m long. Find the total length of the two pieces of ribbon.
54 m
Santaigo and Amanda share 42 sports cards in the ratio 2:5. The ratio of the number of Amanda's hockey cards to the number of baseball cads is 2:3. How many more baseball cards than hockey cards does Amanda have?
6 more baseball cards
The ratio of the number of beads that Jenna and Koni had was 3:5. Jenna gave 1/6 of her beads to Koni. What is the fraction of Jenna's beads to Koni's beads now?
5/11