Ratio Word Problems

You earn $35 for washing 7 cars. How much do you earn for washing 4 cars?

• $5

• $20

• $25

• $8.75

• $61.25

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You jog 2 kilometers in 12 minutes. At this rate, how long will it take you to complete a 5-kilometer race?

• 24 minutes

• 6 minutes

• 30 minutes

• 4.8 minutes

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Keely went for a long swim. If she swam 12 miles in 3 hours, how long would she swim in 6 hours?

• 20 miles
• 4 miles
• 72 miles
• 24 miles

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Tyler is a beast at baseball. He scored 22 home runs in 7 games. If he keeps up that pace, how many home runs would he score in 21 games?

• 66 home runs
• 3 home runs
• 6 home runs
•  home runs

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Sam sharpens pencils for his after school job. He can sharpen 26 pencils in 6 minutes. If he keeps this rate, how many pencils can he sharpen in 15 minutes?

• 390 pencils
• 65 pencils
• 20 pencils
• 11 pencils

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A recipe requires 2 cups of milk for every 3 cups of flour. If you use 8 cups of milk, how many cups of flour do you need?

• 9
• 12
• 16
• 6

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In one day a movie store rented out 20 comedies. If the ratio of comedies rented to action movies rented was 4 : 3, how many action movies were rented?

• 5
• 15
• 3.3333
• 4 1/3

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Samantha runs 2 miles in 20 minutes.  About how far does she run in 55 minutes?

• 4.5 miles
• 5.5 miles
• 55 miles
• 7.2 miles

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In a class, the ratio of boys to girls is 6:5. If there are 18 boys, how many girls are there?

• 11
• 24
• 12
• 15

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While preparing for a triathlon, Janecia swims 8 minutes for every 20 minutes she bikes.  If she swims 72 minutes, how long does she bike for?

• 180 minutes
• 144 minutes
• 92 minutes
• 80 minutes

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