Quiz about Ratios and proportions

Question 1

On a swimming skills tes, Olive performed 12 skills correctly. She performed 4 skills incorrectly. What was the ratio of incorrect skills to total skills?

Accepted Answer

1:4

Answer

1:2

Answer

2:1

Answer

4:1

Question 2

Joe's basketball team won 38 games and lost 4 games this season. What is the ratio of games lost to games won?

Accepted Answer

2:19

Answer

38:4

Answer

4:38

Answer

19:2

Question 3

A box of soup contains 8 cans. If the box costs $16, what is the unit rate?

Accepted Answer

$2 per can

Answer

$0.50 per can

Answer

$1 per can

Answer

$4 per can

Question 4

A scale drawing of a living room has a scale of 1 inch : 3 feet. If one wall is 4 inches long on the drawing, who long is the actual wall?

Accepted Answer

12 feet

Answer

4 inches

Answer

7 feet

Answer

12 inches

Question 5

Annie drove 96 miles on Monday and 60 miles on Tuesday. What is the ratio of miles she drove on Monday to miles she drove on Tuesday?

Accepted Answer

8:5

Answer

2:1

Answer

5:8

Answer

9:6

Question 6

A pancake recipe that serves 30 people calls for 12 eggs. Marti wants to make enough to serve only 10 people. What is the ratio of eggs to servings for the reduced recipe?

Accepted Answer

2 to 5

Answer

1 to 3

Answer

5 to 2

Answer

5 to 6

Question 7

The ratio of wins to losses for the Wildcats rugby team was 8:3. If the team won 24 games, how many games did they lose?

Accepted Answer

9

Answer

8

Answer

19

Answer

64

Question 8

There are 30 full-time and 12 part-time employees at the tire plant. What is the ratio of full-time to part-time workers?

Accepted Answer

5:2

Answer

2:1

Answer

4:1

Answer

7:2

Question 9

The map scale states that 2 inches equal 150 miles. If two cities are 6 inches apart on a map, how many miles separate them?

Accepted Answer

450

Answer

300

Answer

600

Answer

900

Question 10

There are 460 students in an elementary school. Of the students, $$\frac{4}{5}$$ ride the bus to school. How many students use a different method of transportation

Accepted Answer

92

Answer

115

Answer

368

Answer

575

Question 11

A person can burn about 110 calories by walking one mile. How many calories will a person burn by walking $$4\ \frac{1}{2}$$ miles?

Accepted Answer

495

Answer

440

Answer

550

Answer

615

Question 12

Stuck in traffic, Trevor drove 48 miles in 3 hours. What was his speed?

Accepted Answer

16 miles per hour

Answer

45 miles per hour

Answer

48 miles per hour

Answer

144 miles per hour

Question 13

In a 30-person office, 16 people drive to work and the rest walk or ride their bicycles. What is the ratio of people who drive to people who do not drive?

Accepted Answer

8:7

Answer

7:8

Answer

8:15

Answer

15:7

Question 14

The ratio of cars to parking spots at a local business is 2:3. If there are 24 cars, how many parking spots are there?

Accepted Answer

36

Answer

16

Answer

32

Answer

28

Question 15

Natural gas used for heating is sold in units of volume, such as cubic feet. If the heating content of 1 cubic foot of natural gas is equal to 1 British Thermal Unit (BTU), what is the heating content of 100 cubic feet of natural gas in BTUs?

Accepted Answer

100

Answer

10

Answer

0.1

Answer

0.001

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