Ratios

In the wild, elephants and gazelles live together in a ratio of 24 elephants to 54 gazelles. The zoo wants to duplicate this ratio but they only have 4 elephants. How many gazelles should they put in the enclosure with the elephants?

• 9 gazelles
• 6 gazelles
• 216 gazelles
• 96 gazelles

At a zoo, 7 ostriches live together with 5 zebras. If there are 42 ostriches in the wild, how many zebras would there be?

• 30 zebras
• 12 zebras
• 35 zebras
• 3 zebras

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

The ratio that represents the number of Earths that will fit in the Sun is 108:1. How many Earths would fit in 5 suns?

• 540 Earths
• 21 Earths
• 109 Earths
• 107 Earths

There are 7 cats and 12 dogs playing in the park. What is the ratio of dogs to cats?

• 12:7
• 7:12
• 7:19
• 19:12

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

Jenny bought 13 pairs of shoes at the store. Six of the pairs that she bought were brown and the rest were white. What is the ratio of brown shoes to white shoes?

• 6 to 7
• 7 to 6
• 7 to 13
• 6 to 13

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

A group of 6 friends had 12 pets. If this rate stayed constant, how many pets would 24 friends have?

• 48 pets
• 6 pets
• 12 pets
• 36 pets

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

A cookie recipe calls for 1/4 tsp of salt for every 2 cups of flour. If the baker uses 1 1/2 tsp salt, how many cups of flour should he use?

• 12 cups
• 10 cups
• 8 cups
• 14 cups

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Margo types 90 words in 60 seconds. How many words can she type in 3 minutes?

• 270 words
• 180 words
• 45 minutes
• 360 words

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Rafael can read 24 pages in 20 minutes. How many minutes will it take him to read a novel with 288 pages?

• 240 minutes
• 12 minutes
• 14 minutes
• 336 minutes

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

On a map 2 cm = 150 miles. How far apart are two towns that are 7 cm apart on the map?

• 525 miles
• 1050 miles
• 700 miles
• 75 miles

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B