Solving Ratio Problems

A ratio is . . .

• a comparison between two numbers
• table
• double number line
• comparison between two quantities

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

A box of candy had 2 cherry pieces for every 4 lemon pieces. If the box had 36 cherry pieces, how many lemon pieces would there be? Solve by using a tape diagram

• 18
• 9
• 54
• 72

A recipe call for 4 teaspoons of seasoning for every 5 teaspoons of cream. If there are 50 more teaspoons of cream than seasoning, how many teaspoons of seasoning will you need? Solve by using a tape diagram.

• 250
• 200
• 40
• 10

 A recipe called for the ratio of sugar to flour to be 7 : 3. If you used 63 ounce of sugar, how many ounces of flour would you need to use? Solve  by using equivalent fractions.

• 9
• 18
• 21
• 27

Edward had beaten 24 levels in a video game. If the ratio of levels he had beaten to not beaten was 3 : 1, how many levels does the game have total? Use a tape diagram to solve.

• 8
• 32
• 25
• 4

At the carnival, the ratio of people who won the ring toss game to lost it was 8 : 5. If 24 people won, how many people would have lost?

• 3
• 13
• 15
• 24

If 30 kids in the class like grape juice, how many kids like pineapple juice?  Use the tape diagrams to answer.

• 4
• 30
• 70
• 40

If there are 120 boys in the group, how many boys and girls are there TOTAL? Use the tape diagrams to solve.

• 150

• 270

• 250

• 360

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

An equivalent ratio to 4:5 is

• 10:8
• 8:15
• 12:10
• 12:15

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3A

The ratio of girls to boys is 3:8. If there are 48 boys, how many girls are there? Use the tape diagram to help you solve.

• 6

• 24

• 18

• 72