Part to Whole Ratio Review

Mr. Jackson

A part-to-part ratio shows how one part relates to another part, and a part-to-whole ratio shows how one part relates to the whole. The major takeaway is that if we have a ratio that compares a part to a part, we can use that information to determine the ratio that compares a part to a whole.

Multiple Choice

The ratio of students wearing sneakers to those wearing boots is 5 to 6. If there are 33 students in the class, and all of them are wearing either sneakers or boots, how many of them are wearing sneakers?

• 25
• 20
• 15
• 10

Math Response

Elena makes fruit punch by mixing 4 parts cranberry juice to 3 parts apple juice to 2 parts grape juice. If one batch of fruit punch includes 30 cups of apple juice, how large is this batch of fruit punch? Just type in the numerical value.

Type answer here

Correct Answer: 90

Deg^°

Rad

Multiple Choice

Here is a tape diagram representing the ratio of red paint to yellow paint in a mixture of orange paint. What is the ratio of yellow paint to red paint?

• 2:3

• 3:2

• 6:6

• 9:6

Multiple Choice

How many total cups of orange paint will this mixture yield?

• 6

• 3

• 15

• 12

Fill in the Blanks

At the kennel, the ratio of cats to dogs is 4 : 5. There are 27 animals in all. Here is a tape diagram representing this ratio. How many cats are at the kennel?