6th Grade Math: Ratio

Ratios

100

In a drawing, there are three circles, four stars, and three triangles. What is the ratio of stars to the total number of shapes.

What is 2/5 or 4/10

200

Lil blew up 7 balloons. Kathy blew up 5 balloons. What is the ratio of total balloons to Kathy's balloons?

12 to 5

300

The recipe calls for 2 eggs, 8 cups of flour, 3 teaspoons of oil, and a pinch of salt. What is the ratio of cups of flour to eggs?

8:2 OR 4:1

400

There are 10 rabbits in a cage. The ratio of white rabbits to grey rabbits is 3:7. How many white rabbits are in the cage?

3 white rabbits

500

There are 5 mice in a cage. The ratio of pink mice to black mice is 2:3. How many black mice are in the cage?

3 mice

Equivalent Ratios

100

5 shovels of sand are mixed with 4 shovels of gravel to make cement. What is the number of shovels of gravel needed for 45 shovels of sand.

36 shovels of gravel

200

Ari can walk 2 miles in 40 min. What is the amount of time it will take him to walk 4 miles.

80 min.

300

Paul used 6 black tiles and 12 white tiles for a pattern. What is the ratio of black tiles to white tiles?

1:2 or 6:12

400

30 buses can carry 1500 people. What is the number of people that can be carried by 5 buses.

250 people

500

Ivy's Fresh Eggs transports its eggs in crates. It takes 2 trucks to carry 80 crates. What is the number of crates that 8 trucks can carry.

320 crates

Iamges

100

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5:3

5 to 3

5/3

200

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7 to 8

7:8

7/8

300

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3 to 4

3:4

3/4

9 to 12

9:12

9/12

400

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1:2

1 to 2

1/2

500

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2 to 3

2:3

2/3