Ratio Problems Review!

Let's Review Ratio Word Problems!

Remember -- we want to make sure we identify the parts to the ratio and the whole to the ratio before we begin each problem.

Let's look at some part to part examples:

• There are 5 dogs for every 6 cats.

• There are 12 cars for every 9 people.

• There are 10 pieces of pizza for every 6 guests.

Multiple Choice

For every 5 apples on the farm, there are 3 pumpkins. Is this part to part, part to whole or neither?

• Part to Part

• Part to Whole

• Neither

Multiple Choice

For every 5 apples on the farm, there are 3 pumpkins. If there are 500 apples, how many pumpkins are there? Is the new information, 500 apples, a part or a whole of a new equivalent ratio?

• Part of a new equivalent ratio.

• Whole of a new equivalent ratio.

• Neither

Multiple Choice

Go ahead and solve: For every 5 apples on the farm, there are 3 pumpkins. If there are 500 apples, how many pumpkins are there?

• 800 pumpkins

• 300 pumpkins

• 497 pumpkins

• 500 pumpkins

Multiple Choice

A survey reports that there are 7 dogs for every 10 cats. Part to Part, Part to Whole or neither?

• Part to Part

• Part to Whole

• Neither

Multiple Choice

A survey reports that there are 5 dogs for every 8 cats. If there are 80 total animals... What is the new information?

• A part to an equivalent ratio

• A whole to an equivalent ratio

• neither

Multiple Choice

Answer the question: A survey reports that there are 5 dogs for every 8 cats. If there are 52 total animals how many cats are there?

• 16 cats

• 80 cats

• 32 cats

• 20 cats

Let's look at some part to whole examples:

• 5 out of every 9 students play a sport.

• 3 out of every 16 students eat hot lunch.

• There are 5 circles for every 20 shapes.

Multiple Choice

The ratio of monkeys to animals at the zoo is 6 to 15. Is this part to part, part to whole or neither?

• part to part

• part to whole

• neither

Multiple Choice

The ratio of monkeys to animals at the zoo is 6 to 15. If there are 30 total animals... What's the new information? A part or a whole?

• part

• whole

• neither

Multiple Choice

Go ahead and answer: The ratio of monkeys to animals at the zoo is 6 to 15. If there are 30 total animals, how many monkeys would they be?

• 45 monkeys

• 36 monkeys

• 21 monkeys

• 12 monkeys