Fraction Simplification
11/121
1/11
The ratio of red to blue marbles is 3:5.
What fraction of the marbles are red?
3/8
Red, blue, and yellow bricks are used to build a wall. The ratio of red to blue to yellow bricks is 3:2:1.
If there are 90 bricks in total, how many bricks of each color are there?
R:B:Y=45:30:15
x:6=28:42
12 students play on the school's basketball team and 36 students play on the football team. What is the ratio of basketball players to football players?
1:3
10:25
2: 5
In a box of crayons, 2/5 are red and 1/5 are blue.
The rest are green.
What is the ratio of red:blue:green crayons?
2:1:2
To make lemonade, the recipe says to mix 1/2 cup of lemon juice with 2/3 cup of water.
What is the ratio of lemon juice to water in simplest form?
3:4
The ratio of x to 5 is the same as 18 to 30. What is the value of x?
x/5=18/30
x=3
The ratio of students with blond hair to students with brown or black hair is 1:2. If there are 212 students with brown or black hair, how many students have blond hair?
106
Simplify: 42/14
3:1
A scientist mixes chemicals in the ratio 3:4:5 (Chemical A:B:C).
What fraction of the total mixture is Chemical B?
1/3
A recipe uses 3/4 cup of cocoa powder and 1 1/2 cups of flour.
What is the ratio of cocoa powder to flour, written as a fraction in simplest form?
1:2
12/x=2/3
x=18
In a classroom, the ratio of boys to girls is 5:4. If there are 36 students in total, how many are boys and how many are girls?
Boys: 20, Girls 16
36/90
2:5
The ratio of chocolate to strawberry to vanilla candies is 2:3:7.
What fraction of the candies are not chocolate?
5/6
To make salad dressing, mix 3/4 cup of olive oil with 1/2 cup of vinegar.
What is the ratio of olive oil to vinegar? Also, convert it to a ratio with whole numbers.
3:2
49/x=196/200
x=50
The ratio of fiction to non-fiction books on a shelf is 7:3. If there are 120 books in total, how many are fiction books?
84
84/126
2: 3
The players on a soccer team are divided by position in a ratio of 4:5:6 (goalies:defenders:forwards).
What fraction of the team are defenders?
1/3
For every 1 1/4 cups of sugar, a baker uses 2/3 cup of butter to make frosting.
a) What is the ratio of sugar to butter?
b) If she wants to use 2 1/2 cups of sugar, how much butter will she need?
15:8
4:3
The ratio of cats to dogs is 7:5. If there are 24 more cats than dogs, how many of each are there?Write the equation, then solve
2x=24, x= 12.
Cat: 84, dog: 60
The ratio of cats to dogs in a shelter is 3:2. After 8 more dogs are brought in, the ratio becomes 3:3.
How many cats were in the shelter at first?
24