Ratio Application

During a high school football game the ratio of passes to running plays was 2 to 5.

In a game with 63 total plays, the number of running plays was . . .

• 18

• 5

• 45

• 2

During a dance recital, the ratio of jazz dances to hip hop dances to ballet dances is 5 to 12 to 4.

When a recital includes 24 hip hop dances, how many total dances are performed?

• 42

• 8

• 10

• 20

Twenty-four cobs of corn cost $18. How much will it cost per each cob of corn?

• $0.25

• $1.50

• $1.00

• $0.75

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

• 35

• 140

• 105

• 7

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 employee?

• 12

• 30

• 5

• 2

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?

• 7

• 126

• 105

• 42

Two horses start a race at the same time. Horse A gallops at a steady rate of 32 feet per second and Horse B gallops at a steady rate of 28 feet per second. After 5 seconds, how much farther will Horse A have traveled?

• 20 feet

• 140 feet

• 160 feet

• 300 feet

Andre paid $13 for 3 books. Diego bought 12 books priced at the same rate. How much did Diego pay for the 12 books? Explain your reasoning.

• $156

• $29

• $52

• $4

Here is a tape diagram representing the ratio of red paint to yellow paint in a mixture of orange paint. How many total cups of orange paint will this mixture yield?

• 6

• 15

• 9

• 25

At the kennel, the ratio of cats to dogs is 4:5. There are 27 animals in all.

What is the value of each small rectangle?

• 27

• 5

• 4

• 3