10-6 Ratio Application

At a local preschool, there is a ratio of 3 boys to every 4 girls. If there are 245 total preschoolers enrolled, then how many are boys?

• 105

• 6

• 50

• 42

Stan’s Steakhouse has a server to cook ratio of 5 to 2. The total number of servers and cooks is 42. How many servers does Stan’s Steakhouse employ?

• 42

• 21

• 18

• 30

An amusement park sells child and adult tickets at a ratio of 8:1. On Saturday, they sold 147 more child tickets than adult tickets. How many tickets did the amusement park sell on Saturday?

• 168

• 189

• 12

• 300

A set of angles has a ratio of 5:2. If the larger angle measures 105, then what is the measure of the smaller angle?

• 21

• 25

• 42

• 98

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.C.7

Jasmine is a receptionist at a doctors office. She books 36 appointments each day. Four out of every 24 appointments are cancelled. How many appointments are cancelled each day?

• 6

• 50

• 80

• 8

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Kendrick’s Kennel has 2 spots for cats for every 7 spots for dogs. If he has a total of 144 spots for both cats and dogs, then how many more spots does he have for dogs than cats?

• 21

• 80

• 12

• 8

The local library has a children’s section with picture books and chapter books. The ratio is 2:3. If there are a total of 500 books in the children’s section, then how many chapter books are in the section?

• 25

• 168

• 105

• 300

A movie theater has 24 screens. The ratio of action films to other films currently showing on all of the screens 1:2. How many action films are currently showing?

• 12

• 6

• 8

• 18