Mastering Ratios and Equivalent Fractions

Gabby has 8 blue marbles and Oscar has 12 red marbles. Write the ratio of Gabby's blue marbles to Oscar's red marbles in word form.

• 8 blue marbles per 12 red marbles

• 12 blue marbles to 8 red marbles

• 8 red marbles for every 12 blue marbles

• 12 red marbles for every 8 blue marbles

Oscar has 15 cats and Jordan has 5 dogs. Express the ratio of Oscar's cats to Jordan's dogs as a fraction.

• 15/5

• 5/15

• 3/1

• 1/3

James and Jordan are dividing their comic book collection in a ratio of 4:6. Which of the following is an equivalent ratio to their division?

• 2:3

• 8:10

• 12:18

• All of the above

Gabby has 50 dollars and Oscar has 4 dollars. Write the ratio of Gabby's money to Oscar's money in fraction form.

• 50/4

• 4/50

• 25/2

• 2/25

James has a box in which the ratio of pencils to pens is 3 to 2. Write this ratio in word form.

• 3 pencils per 2 pens

• 2 pencils per 3 pens

• 3 pens for every 2 pencils

• 2 pens for every 3 pencils

James has 9 apples and Oscar has 12 apples. Gia has 3 apples and Jordan has 4 apples. Are the ratios of apples James and Oscar have the same as the ratio of apples Gia and Jordan have?

• Yes

• No

Oscar and Gia are dividing 7 apples and 5 oranges equally. What is the ratio of apples to oranges in fraction form?

• 7/5

• 5/7

• 7:5

• 5:7

James and Gabby are comparing the amount of time they spend on homework and video games respectively. Which of the following ratios is not equivalent to the time James spends on homework to the time Gabby spends on video games if it is 10:15?

• 2 hours of homework : 3 hours of video games

• 20 minutes of homework : 30 minutes of video games

• 5 hours of homework : 8 hours of video games

• 40 minutes of homework : 60 minutes of video games

Jordan has 3 apples and James has 4 oranges. Write the ratio of Jordan's apples to James's oranges in fraction form.

• 3/4

• 4/3

• 3:4

• 4:3

James and Jordan are splitting their marbles in a ratio of 2:5. If they continue to split their marbles in this way, which of the following could be a possible distribution of their marbles?

• James has 4 marbles and Jordan has 10 marbles

• James has 6 marbles and Jordan has 15 marbles

• James has 8 marbles and Jordan has 20 marbles

• All of the above