Ratio Application

At a local preschool, there is a ratio of 3 boys to every 4 girls. If there are 245 total preschoolers enrolled, then how many are boys?

• 105 girls

• 105 boys

• 140 boys

• 140 girls

Stan's Steakhouse has a server to chef ratio of 5 to 2. The total number of servers and chefs is 42. How many servers does Stan's Steakhouse employ?

• 30 servers

• 30 chefs

• 12 servers

• 12 chefs

An amusement park sells child and adult tickets at a ratio of 8:1. On Saturday, they sold 144 child tickets. How many adult tickets did they amusement park sell on Saturday?

• 28 adult

  tickets

• 42 adult

  tickets

• 18 adult

  tickets

• 63 adult

  tickets

A pair of angles has a ratio of 5:2. If the larger angle measures 105 degrees, then what is the measure of the smaller angle?

• 105 degrees

• 84 degrees

• 21 degrees

• 42 degrees

Jasmine is a receptionist at a doctor's office. She books 36 appointments each day. Four out of every 24 appointments are cancelled. How many appointments are cancelled each day?

• 6

  appointments

• 4

  appointments

• 12

  appointments

• 8 appointments

Kendrick's Kennel has 2 spots for cats for every 7 spots for dogs. If he has a total of 144 spots for both cats and dogs, how many more spots does he have for dogs than cats?

• 32 more

  spots for

  dogs

• 112 more

  spots for

  dogs

• 80 more

  spots for

  dogs

• 16 more

  spots for

  dogs

The children's section at a public library has picture books and chapter books with a ratio of 2:3. If there are a total of 500 books in the children's section, then how many chapter books are there?

• 200 chapter

  books

• 300 chapter

  books

• 200 picture

  books

• 300 picture

  books

A movie theater has 24 screens. The ratio of action films to other films currently showing is 1:2. How many action films are currently showing?

• 16 other films

• 8 action films

• 4 action films

• 16 action films