Three Ways to Write a Ratio
Write the ratio 4:7 using words and as a fraction.
4 to 7
4/7
Is the statement "3 out of 10 students ride the bus" a part-to-part or part-to-whole ratio?
Part-to-Whole
In the ratio statement "for every 3 red apples there are 5 green apples," which quantity comes first in the ratio 3:5?
Red apples
A rate compares two quantities with different units. Write the rate comparing $180 to 3 concert tickets as a ratio with units attached.
$180 / 3 tickets
In a dog park, there are 6 small dogs and 14 large dogs. Write the ratio of small dogs to total dogs as a fraction.
6/20
Annaly has a basket with 5 apples and 3 oranges. Write the ratio of apples to oranges in all 3 forms.
5:3
5 to 3
5/3
A box has 8 chocolate cookies and 12 vanilla cookies. Write the part-to-whole ratio of chocolate cookies to total cookies in colon form.
8:20
The ratio of dogs to cats at a shelter is 4:7. Write the ratio of cats to dogs in colon form.
7 : 4
A car travels 120 miles in 2 hours. Express this rate in colon form with units included.
120 miles : 2 hours
Write a ratio that is equivalent to 4:5 using the word "to", where the first term is 12.
12 to 15
A math class has 12 girls and 15 boys. Write the ratio of girls to boys as a fraction.
4/5
A bag contains 25 total marbles. If 10 are blue and the rest are green, write the part-to-part ratio of green marbles to blue marbles in word form.
15 to 10
A recipe uses 2 cups of sugar for every 5 cups of flour. Write a sentence using the phrase "for every" that describes the ratio of flour to sugar.
"For every 5 cups of flour, there are 2 cups of sugar."
A swimmer completes 4 laps in 8 minutes. At this same rate, how many laps will the swimmer complete in 24 minutes?
12 laps
Julian completes 3 miles in 24 minutes. At this same rate, write an equivalent rate for running 9 miles, including units.
9 miles : 72 minutes
A geometry set contains 6 triangles, 4 squares, and 2 circles. Write the ratio of triangles to total shapes in colon form.
6:12
A smoothie uses 4 cups of strawberries, 2 cups of blueberries, and 6 cups of grapes. Write the ratio of strawberries to non-strawberry fruit as a fraction.
4/8
True or False: The ratio 3:8 expresses the exact same relationship as the ratio 8:3.
False
Target sells 8 juice boxes for $10. Walmart sells 16 juice boxes for $20. Are these two stores selling juice at the same rate? Write YES or NO.
YES
A party mix recipe requires 5 cups of pretzels for every 3 cups of nuts. If you scale the recipe to use 15 cups of pretzels, how many cups of nuts will you need?
9 cups
For every 8 Hot Cheetos, there are 10 blue Takis. Write the ratio of Takis to Hot Cheetos in all 3 forms.
10:8
10 to 8
10/8
In a survey of 36 students, 18 chose pizza, 12 chose tacos, and 6 chose burgers. What fraction of the total students chose pizza?
18/36
A sports bag contains 4 soccer balls, 3 basketballs, and 5 footballs. Write the ratio of basketballs to the total amount of sports balls in colon form.
3 : 12
A printing machine prints 50 pages every 2 minutes. At this constant rate, how many pages will it print in 6 minutes?
150 pages
Staples sells 6 notebooks for $12. Costco sells 10 notebooks for $20.
1. Write Staples's rate in colon form with units.
2. Are the two stores selling at the same rate? Write YES or NO.
1. 6 notebooks : $12
2. YES