Ratio Word Problems Period 1

Mary had 32 pairs of shoes. If the ratio of sandals to tennis shoes is 1:7, how many pair of tennis shoes does Mary have?

• 32

• 4

• 14

• 28

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4 boys went fishing. They caught a total of 40 fish. If the ratio of catfish to bass is 5:3, how many catfish were caught?

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The ratio of red bags to blue bags in 5th grade is 9:15, If there are a total of 27 red bags, then how many blue bags are there?

• 48

• 50

• 53

• 45

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There are 186 students at Comanche Middle School. The ratio of girls to boys is 4:2. At that rate, how many students are girls?

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There are 186 students at Comanche Middle School. The ratio of girls to boys is 4:2. What scale factor would you use to find how many students are girls?

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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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Ms. Shields has 9 boys and 12 girls in her 1st block. What is the ratio of girls to total?

• 9 to 12

• 12 to 21

• 9 to 21

• 12 to 9

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A bag contains red and yellow apples. The ratio of red to yellow apples is 4:3. If I have 6 yellow apples, how many red apples do I have?

• 10

• 7

• 9

• 8

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I had 35 assignments for the week. The ratio of English assignments to the rest of the assignment was 2:3. How many assignments were NOT English?

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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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