Ratio Practice

If there are 5 boys and 7 girls, write the ratio of girls to boys.

• 5 to 7
• 7 to 5
• 5 to 12
• 7 to 12

A bag of marbles comes with 3 blue marbles, 2 red marbles, and 5 yellow marbles. What is the ratio of red to yellow?

• 2 to 5
• 5 to 3
• 3 to 5
• 5 to 2

There are 13 boys and 10 girls in the classroom.  What is the ratio of boys to girls?

• 10 to 13
• 23 to 13
• 13 to 10
• 23 to 10

In the fruit bowl there are 4 apples, 2 bananas, and 5 pears.  What is the ratio of pears to ALL fruit?

• 5:4
• 5:11
• 2:5
• 6:5

Beth went to a petting zoo with 23 animals. 9 were goats, 6 were sheep, and the rest were dogs. What is the ratio of dogs to goats?

• 9 to 6
• 8 to 9
• 9 to 23
• 6 to 9

Ten soccer players were going to a soccer tournament with their three coaches. What is the ratio of coaches to players? 

• 10 : 3
• 10:13
• 3 : 10
• 3:13

88 students for 4 classes
How many students per class?

• 22 students per class
• 22 classes per student
• 25 students per class
• 25 classes per student

In a class of 15 students, 7 rode the bus to school. What is the ratio of students who rode the bus to students who used other types of transportation to get to school?

• 8:15

• 8:7

• 7:15

• 7:8

Mrs. Shelly paid $3 for 6 muffins and Mrs. Kloske paid $9 for 18 muffins.  

• yes, equivalent
• no, not equivalent

There are 21 boys and 6 girls in Mr. Keys' homeroom.  What is the ratio of girls to boys?  

• 6:21
• 21:6
• 2:7
• 7:2