Ratios

What is a ratio?

• A ratio is a type of animal

• A ratio is a quantitative relationship between two numbers indicating how many times the first number contains the second.

• A ratio is a type of fruit

• A ratio is a unit of measurement

Simplify the ratio 6:9.

• 2:3

• 3:2

• 5:7

• 4:6

If a recipe calls for 2 cups of flour and 3 cups of sugar, what is the ratio of flour to sugar?

• 3:2

• 2:3

• 1:3

• 2:2

If a car travels 120 miles in 3 hours, what is the ratio of miles to hours?

• 30 miles per hour

• 40 miles per hour

• 60 miles per hour

• 50 miles per hour

If a rectangle has a length of 8 cm and a width of 4 cm, what is the ratio of length to width?

• 2:1

• 4:1

• 3:1

• 5:1

If a recipe calls for 1 cup of milk and 2 cups of water, what is the ratio of milk to water?

• 2:1

• 1:2

• 1:1

• 3:1

If a school has 300 students and 20 teachers, what is the ratio of students to teachers?

• 30:1

• 25:1

• 15:1

• 10:1

If a box contains 5 red marbles, 3 blue marbles, and 2 green marbles, what is the ratio of red to blue to green marbles?

• 5:2:3

• 5:3:2

• 2:3:5

• 3:5:2

If a recipe calls for 3 eggs and 1 cup of flour, what is the ratio of eggs to flour?

• 2:1

• 4:1

• 3:1

• 1:3

If a garden has 12 roses and 4 tulips, what is the ratio of roses to tulips?

• 3:1

• 2:1

• 4:1

• 1:3