Ratio Word Problems

A box hold 20 marbles. There are 13 green marbles and the rest are yellow. What is the ratio of yellow marbles to green marbles.

• 20 to 13

• 7 to 13

• 13 to 7

• 33 to 13

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

Joseph went to a farm with 23 animals. 9 were goats, 6 were sheep, and the rest were dogs. What is the ratio of dogs to goats?

• $\frac{23}{9}$

• $\frac{9}{23}$

• $\frac{8}{9}$

• $\frac{6}{9}$

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

A math club has 25 members, of which 11 are males and the rest are females. What is the ratio of males to all club members?

• 11 : 25

• 25:12

• 14:25

• 14:25

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

There are 4 boys and 2 girls. What is the ratio of girls to boys?

• 4:2

• 2:4

• 4:6

• 6:4

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

There are 5 marbles and 3 rocks. What is the ratio of marbles to rocks?

• 3 to 5

• 5 to 8

• 8 to 5

• 5 to 3

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

Patrick has 2 black, 3 red, and 5   white toy cars. What is the ratio of red toy cars to all the toy cars? 

• 3:5
• 1:3
• 3:11
• 3:10

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

If there are 5 boys and 7 girls, write the ratio of girls to boys.

• 5 to 7
• 7 to 5
• 5 to 12
• 7 to 12

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

Ten soccer players were going to a soccer tournament with their three coaches. What is the ratio of coaches to players? 

• 10 : 3
• 10:13
• 3 : 10
• 3:13

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

In the fruit bowl there are 4 apples, 2 bananas, and 5 pears.  What is the ratio of pears to ALL fruit?

• 5:4
• 5:11
• 2:5
• 6:5

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

If there are 5 boys and 7 girls, write the ratio of girls to students

• 5 to 7

• 7 to 5

• 5 to 12

• 7 to 12

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.3