Fruits and Veggies
For every 2 tomatoes, there are 5 red apples. What is the ratio?
2:5
2 tomatoes per 5 apples
If there are 250 boys, and 250 girls, what is the ratio of boys to girls?
250:250
250 boys per 250 girls
1:1
Making pink paint requires mixing 3 ounces of red paint with 5 ounces of white paint. What is the ratio of red paint to white paint?
3:5
3 ounces of red per 5 ounces of white
Trail mix - for every one cup of raisins, add two cups of granola. What is the ratio of raisins to granola?
1:2
1 cup of raisins to 2 cups of granola
At my house, three birds live inside and twenty-eight birds live outside. What is the ratio of birds who live inside to birds who live outside?
3:28
3 inside birds to 28 outside birds
There is 1 potato per 1 carrot being grown on the farm. What is the ratio?
1:1
1 potato per 1 carrot
18 girls in the 6th grade have black hair, and 35 boys in the 6th grade have brown hair. What is the ratio of boys with brown hair to girls with black hair?
35: 18
35 boys with brown hair per 18 girls with black hair
The design of a handbag has 50 triangles for every 5 stars. What is the ratio of triangles to stars?
50:5
50 triangles for every 5 stars
1.5:2
1.5 cups per 2 teaspoons
The ratio of students who made the honor roll to the total number of students is 1 to 50. What is the ratio?
1:50
1 student in honor roll to 50 total students
Mary has 30 melons in her refrigerator, and 6 bananas on her counter. What is the ratio of melons to bananas?
30:6
30 melons per 6 bananas
A group of preschoolers has 5 boys and 25 girls. What is the ratio of girls to ALL children?
**hint: a little math is involved here!
25:30
25 girls to 30 students TOTAL (25 girls + 5 boys = 30)
One cup of yellow paint and two cups of blue paint makes the perfect green! What is the ratio of yellow to blue paint?
1:2
1 cup yellow to 2 cups blue
Lemonade - 2 lemons, 0.5 cups sugar, 5 cups water
What is the ratio of ingredients to make lemonade?
2:0.5:5
2 lemons per 0.5 cups sugar per 5 cups water
Is 1/2 a ratio?
Yes! 1/2 is comparing two different amounts
1 out of 2
1:2
There are 6 oranges and 3 onions in the grocery bag. What is ratio of oranges to onions?
6:3
6 oranges per 3 onions
12 girls play on the flag football team and 35 girls play on the basketball team.
What is the ratio of boys to girls who play flag football
**hint: read closely
IT'S A TRICK
There were no boys mentioned in the information provided - we can't write this ratio!
Chloe drew 8 hearts, 3 stars, and 2 circles. What is the ratio of stars to hearts to circles?
3 stars, 8 hearts, 2 circles
A cook uses salt and sugar in their pasta sauce. For every 3 tablespoons of salt, they add 1.5 tablespoons of sugar. What is the ratio of sugar to salt?
1.5:3
1.5 tablespoons sugar to 3 tablespoons salt
A car traveled 72 miles in 2 hours. What is the ratio?
72:2
72 miles per 2 hours
In a bowl of fruit salad, for every 1 strawberry, there are 7 blueberries.
Part 1: What is the ratio of blueberries to strawberries?
Part 2: What is the ratio of strawberries to blueberries?
7:1
7 blueberries to 1 strawberry
1:7
1 strawberry to 7 blueberries
60 students are in kindergarten, but only 30 students are in first grade. What is the ratio of kindergarteners to first graders?
60:30
60 kindergarteners per 30 first graders
Kaitlyn drew 5 hearts and 17 circles. What is the ratio of circles to all shapes?
**hint: gotta do math here!
17:22
17 hearts per 22 circles (5+17 = 22)
Famous potato salad - 2 pounds potatoes, 6 boiled eggs, 1 red onion, 1 cup mayonnaise.
What is the ratio of cups of mayonnaise to pounds of potatoes?
2:1
1 cup of mayonnaise for every 2 pounds of potatoes
A jar contains 40 marbles, of which 20 are blue, 10 are red, and the rest are green. What is the ratio of green marbles to red marbles?
**hint: we need to do some math here!
10:10
40 - 20 - 10 = 10 marbles left (the rest are green)
10 green marbles per 10 red marbles