Ratios and Proportions Study Guide

• 9:2

• 7 to 2

• 7/9

• 2 to 9

• 2:7

• 8:5

• 5 to 8

• 13/5

• 8 to 13

• 10/11

• 21 to 10

• 11:10

• 11 to 21

At a thrift store, for every 8 short sleeve shirts there were 2 long sleeve shirts. What is the ratio of long sleeve shirts to short sleeve shirts?

• 8/2

• 10 to 8

• 2:8

• 2/10

At an ice cream shop, the ratio of chocolate cones sold to vanilla cones sold was 4:2. For every 1 vanilla cone sold, there were how many chocolate cones sold?

There are 240 empty parking spots and 701 full parking spots in the parking garage. What is the ratio of the number of full parking spots to the total number of parking spots?

• 701/941

• 240/701

• 701/240

• 941/701

There are 52 gold coins and 119 silver coins in Ty's coin collection. What is the ratio of the number of silver coins to the number of gold coins?

• 171:52

• 119:171

• 119:52

• 52:119

Isaac loves rocks! He has 6 pieces of granite, 3 pieces of marble, 14 pieces of sandstone, and 1 piece of slate. What is the ratio of pieces of sandstone and slate to Isaac's total collection?

• 14 to 1

• 1:24

• 14/24

• 15 to 24

What is the ratio of sweet and salty snacks to total number of snacks in the snack shack?

• 22/24

• 2/24

• 15/24

• 7/24

A ratio is the comparison to ____ or more things.