Grade 6 Topic 5 Review - Ratio and Rate

The sixth-grade chorus has a boy-to-girl ratio of 3:8. Which of the following ratios is equivalent to this ratio?

• 15 boys to 55 girls

• 55 boys to 15 girls

• 40 boys to 15 girls

• 15 boys to 40 girls

Last week, Leah worked 25 hours on weekdays and 11 hours on the weekend. Which ratio compares the number of hours Leah worked on weekdays to the total number of hours she worked?

• 25:11

• 11:25

• 25:36

• 36:25

The table shows the home state of the 175 high school students who attended a tri-state debate tournament. The ratio of Illinois students to Michigan students was 6:5. How many students were from Michigan? How many were from Indiana?

• 80 from Michigan, 11 from Indiana

• 75 from Michigan, 16 from Indiana

• 70 from Michigan, 21 from Indiana

• 65 from Michigan, 26 from Indiana

A varsity boys’ basketball team has a ratio of seniors to juniors that is 7:4.

If the team is made up only of juniors and seniors, what is the ratio of seniors to total team members?

• 4:7

• 4:11

• 7:11

• 11:15

If Stacey bought 48 ounces of grapes, how many pounds did she buy?

• 2 pounds

• 3 pounds

• 4 pounds

• 6 pounds

In 1 minute, Alex can type 44 words. At the same rate, how long would it take him to type 176 words?

• 44 minutes

• 16 minutes

• 11 minutes

• 4 minutes

How many ounces of liquid are in the container shown?

• 256 ounces

• 384 ounces

• 512 ounces

• 768 ounces

The length of a standard manila folder is about 1 foot. Choose all of the metric measures that are more than 1 foot.

• 10 cm

• 25 cm

• 50 cm

• 1 m

• 1.5 m

Lela is buying spools of yarn for a knitting class. She can buy a 40-yard spool for $15.60 or a 60-yard spool for $19.20. Which is the better buy? Explain.

• 40 yd for $15.60 is a better buy at $0.39 per yard

• 60 yd for $19.20 is a better buy at $0.32 per yard

• They are the same deal, at $0.35 per yard

The ratio of pages read to minutes for Hang is 5:8. Who has a greater ratio of pages read to minutes than Hang? Select all that apply.

• Kira: 2 pages read every 4 minutes

• Joe: 6 pages read every 9 minutes

• Quon: 5 pages read every 7 minutes

• Lulu: 10 pages read every 13 minutes

• Lorenzo: 1 page read every 3 minutes