Ratio and Proportion

Proportion Word Problems

100

If you can buy one can of pineapple chunks for $2, then how many can you buy for $10?

What is 5?

200

One package of blueberries cost $3. How many packages of blueberries can you buy for $9?

What is $3?

300

Jesse bought 32 oranges for $16. How many oranges can Lisa buy if she has $4?

What is $8?

400

If you can buy four bulbs of garlic for $8 then how much can you buy for $32?

What is $16?

500

Molly bought two bounds of cabbage for $1.80. How many bounds of cabbage can Sam buy if he has $28.80?

What is 32?

Ratios

100

You have 2 diet sodas and 9 regular sodas. What is the ratio?

What is 2:9

200

What is the ratio of X to O's?

X O O O X O X O O X O

What is 4:7

300

At camp, the ratio of boys to girls was 10:1. If there were 30 boys, how many girls were there?

What is 3?

400

Victor was playing checkers with a friend. The ratio of games Victor won was 9:5. If Victor won 36 games, how many games did his friend win?

What is 20?

500

A small school has 78 students. If 24 of them were boys, what is the ratio of girls to boys?

What is 54:24 or 9:4?

Rate Language

100

We paid $40 for 8 hamburgers. What is the rate of $____ per hamburger?

What is 5

200

It took a pet store 10 weeks to sell 80 cats. What is the rate sold per week?

What is 8?

300

A jogger traveled 70 kilometers in 7 days. What is the rate he traveled per day?

What is 10?

400

A computer programmer worked 10 hours and earned $70, which is a rate of $____ per hour.

What is 7?

500

A tailor used 2 meters of string to make 10 Halloween masks. He used ____ of a meter for each mask. (fraction)

What is 2/10 or 1/5?

Ratio in Lowest Form

100

10:4

What is 5:2

200

28:7

4:1

300

54:12

9:2

400

42:36

7:6

500

144:72

12:6

This or That

100

For every 4 push ups, there were 5 sit-ups done.

What is the ratio of sit ups to push ups?

5:4

200

A candy company uses 8 gallons of syrup to make 4 batches of candy. What is the rate of syrup per batch?

What is 2?

300

The ratio of boys to girls at the park was 9 to 6. If there were 45 boys, how many girls were there?

What is 30?

400

Reduce 42:36

What is 7:6?

500

In a video game, for every 6 enemies defeated, you earn 3 points. If you defeated 48 enemies, how many points would you earn?

What is 24?