Ratio word problems 1

Hampton University must accept law students and business students in a ratio of 4:5. If they accept 20 law students, how many business students will there have to be?

• 20

• 25

• 30

Maria has a large wardrobe of clothes. For every 3 plum colored skirts she has 7 pairs of gold sneakers. If Maria has 18 skirts, how many pairs of gold sneakers does she have?

• 49

• 35

• 42

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Shoprite is having a sale on snacks. For every 6 bags of Takis you buy, you get 2 bags of Doritos free. Rakim goes shopping and leaves the store with 10 bags of Doritos. How many bags of Takis did he buy?

• 24

• 20

• 30

A brownie recipe calls for flour and water in a ratio of 3:8 cups per brownie. Loretta is having a birthday party and her father added 24 cups of water. How many cups of flour did he have to use?

• 9

• 12

• 6

Barry’s Bakery has a special each Friday: buy 5 chocolate chips cookies and get 8 sugar cookies for free. Mya goes home and tells her grandmother that if you buy 35 chocolate chip cookie you get 56 sugar cookies for free? Is Mya’s statement valid?

• Yes

• No

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.2A

For every $3 Pedro spends, he puts $10 in his bank account. If he spends $30, how much money will he put in his bank account?

• $90

• $100

• $20

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Philip is training for a race. For every 12 laps he runs, he rests for 5 minutes. If he rests for 30 minutes, how many laps did he run?

• 60 laps

• 72 laps

• 17 laps

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B