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Ratio Word problems
100

There are 3 pencils and 2 pens in a desk drawer. What is the ratio of pens to pencils?

2:3 or 2 to3

100

Express the following as a fraction: The ratio of blue to red is 1:2

1/2

100

Two ratios that are equivalent to 1:3

2:6, 3:9, 4:12, 5:15 

100

what ratio is equivalent to 4:12?

1:3

100

If the ratio of ducks to bread is 5:1, and there are 20 ducks, how much bread is there?

4

200

There are 5 apples and 7 bananas in a fruit basket. What is the ratio of apples to bananas?

5:7

200

Express the following as a fraction: If there are five ducks and four chickens, what is the ratio of chickens to ducks

4/5

200

Determine if the following ratios are equivalent...


9:36 and 27:108

Yes, they are equivalent

200

what ratios is the equivalent to 9/21 ?

3:7

200

A basketball team scored 88 points. They did this over 4 quarters of play. What is the ratio of quarters to points?

1:22

300

A basketball team has 5 wins and 3 losses. What is the ratio of wins to losses?

5:3

300

At a taco stand, the ratio of tacos to burritos is 9/11 . What is the ratio of burritos, to the total entrees?

11/20

300

What ratio is equivalent to 8:40

2:10, 4:20, 16:80, 24:120

300

What ratio is equivalent to 5 to 10?

1:2

300

In a classroom with 15 girls there are 30 total students. What is the ratio of boys to girls?

1/1

400

A cat has four paws and one nose. What is the ratio of paws to noses on a cat?

4:1

400

There is a basket with 5 apples, 4 pears, and 3 oranges. What is the ratio of apples to oranges?

5/3

400

Are 6:42 and 12:86 equivalent?

No

400

Determine If the following ratios are equivalent. 1/2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 3/6 .

yes

400

The following table shows the number of boys and girls in each grade at Minden Middle School. 

Grade 6th 7th 8th

 Male    45 25 55 

Female  25 45 60 

What is the ratio of Females to Males in 7th Grade?

9 to 5

500

A farmer has 100 head of cattle. 7 of them are bulls, and the rest are cows. What is the ratio of cows to bulls?

93:7

500

There is a basket with 5 apples, 4 pears, and 3 oranges. What is the reduced fraction of the ratio of pears to total fruits?

1/3

500

Fill in the equivalent ratio...

3:4, 6:8, 9:12,       ,15:20  

12:16

500

Determine If the following ratios are equivalent. 12/36 𝑎𝑛𝑑 48/156

No

500

The following table shows the number of boys and girls in each grade at Minden Middle School. 

Grade 6th 7th 8th 

Male    45 25 55 

Female 25 45 60 

What is the ratio of 6th grade Males to 8th grade Males?

9:11