Ratio Word Problems
In Jason's garden, 28 roses are blooming and the other 35 are not blooming. What is the ratio of blooming roses to total roses?
What is 28 to 63
A group of 9 children to 6 adults went to the zoo. If another group has 48 adults, how many children can go to the zoo?
What is 72 students
Cindy buys 5 gallons of ice cream for her family reunion. She plans to split the dessert evenly among the 30 family members. How much ice cream per family member did she purchase (unit rate)?
What is 0.167 gallons per person
Chase is comparing music subscription prices. Plan A has a 12 month plan for $91.80, Plan B has a 3 month plan for $19.35. Is Plan A [ < > = ] to Plan B? (Use the Unit Rate to compare) ie... Plan A $2.03/month < Plan B $2.48/month
What is Plan A $7.65/month > Plan B $6.45/month
A treat bag of Plain and Peanut M&M's has a ratio of 8 Plain to 5 Peanut. If the bag has 85 Peanut M&M's, how many Plain M&M's are in the bag?
What is 136 plain M&M's
PaPa John's sold 26 deep dish pizzas, 19 thin crust pizzas and 36 hand tossed pizzas. What is the ratio of hand tossed pizzas to total pizzas sold (in simplest form)?
What is 4 to 9
If a daycare has 28 wheeled toys to every 49 stuffed toys, how many wheeled toys are in each classroom if they have 7 stuffed toys?
What is 4 wheeled toys
James is preparing for a mini-marathon. He ran 10 miles in 3 hours at a steady pace. What was his speed during the training run? (Unit Rate)
What is 3.33 miles per hour
Joseph buys carrots for his horse at a farm market and a grocery. He paid $4.69 for 7 carrots at the farm market and $5.76 for 12 carrots at the grocery. Compare the price from the grocery to the price at the farm market. ex: farm $/carrot [ < > = ] grocery $/carrot
Grocery $0.47/carrot < Farm Market $0.67/carrot
Mr. Davidhiser's golf bag holds a ratio of 6 tees to 4 golf balls. If he used 18 tees in an 18 hole round of golf, how many golfballs did he use?
What is 12 golfballs.
Of the students in Mr B's math class, 55 students have Blue eyes and 70 students have Brown eyes. What is the ratio of Brown eyes to Blue eyes (in simplest form)
What is 14 to 11
If a group in the park consists of 2 friends and 8 strangers, what is an equivalent ratio of friends to strangers?
What is 1 friend to 4 strangers, 4 friends to 16 strangers, 6 friends to 24 strangers.....answers can vary, but must be equivalent to 2:8
Noel is traveling to Florida and must spend 4 nights in a hotel. The cost will be $556. What is the cost per night for her trip? (Unit Rate)
What is $139 per night
Greta drove from Cincinnati to San Francisco. On day 1 she drove 650 miles in 10 hours, day 2 she drove 540 miles in 8 hours. How much faster was her speed on day 2?
What is 2.5 miles per hour.
Mr. Bowman caught a ratio of 5 Bluegills to 2 Crappies. If Mr. Bowman caught 22 Crappies, how many fish did he catch in all?
What is 77 fish.
There are 44 Pink beads and 11 Purple beads on Noels necklace. What is the ratio of Total beads to Purple beads (in simplest form)?
What is 5 to 1
In a bag of marbles, the ratio of Blue marbles to Green marbles is 84 to 48. What is the equivalent ratio of Green marbles to total marbles in simplest form?
What is 12 to 33
Tommy purchased a bag of Dum-Dum suckers for Halloween treats. The bag has 250 suckers and cost $10. What was the cost per sucker? (Unit Rate)
What is $.04 per sucker
Diego and Shafi are selling homemade soap at a craft fair. Diego sold 18 bars and made $31.50, Shafi sold 20 bars and made $34. What is the rate of the better deal?
What is Shafi $1.70 per bar.
Miss Byrd baked a ratio of 4 glazed donuts : 3 powdered donuts and a ratio of 6 powdered donuts : 2 jelly donuts. If she baked 4 dozen powdered donuts, how many donuts did she bake in all?
What is 128 donuts.
Mrs. Bird's science classes had to choose where to go on a field trip. The ratio of zoo to aquarium was 5 : 4, the ratio of museum to aquarium was 5 : 8. If 30 students chose the zoo, how many students are in Mrs. Bird's classes?
What is 69 students
The ratio of Boys to Total students at Timothy L. Johnson is 264:548. What is the ratio of Girls:Boys (in simplest form)?
What is 71:66
Thomas is taking a trip to Disney World. The trip is 1,100 miles and will take 22 hours. What is Thomas' speed for the trip? (Unit Rate)
What is 50 miles per hour
Baked Fresh bakery charges $18 for 6 cupcakes, while Milk & Creme backery charges $37.50 for 12 cupcakes. How much more does Milk & Creme bakery charge per cupcake?
What is $ .10 per cupcake.
Mr. Davidhiser eats at fastfood restaurants at a ratio of Taco Bell 11 : McDonalds 2 and at McDonalds 4 : Pizza Hut 3. If he has eaten at Pizza Hut 12 times in the last 3 months, how many times has he eaten at Taco Bell?
What is 88 times.