Ratios

A box of candy had 2 cherry pieces for every 4 lemon pieces. If the box had 36 cherry pieces, how many lemon pieces would there be? Solve by using a tape diagram

• 18
• 9
• 54
• 72

If there are 120 boys in the group, how many boys and girls are there TOTAL? Use the tape diagrams to solve.

• 150

• 270

• 250

• 360

If 30 kids in the class like grape juice, how many kids like pineapple juice?  Use the tape diagrams to answer.

• 4
• 30
• 70
• 40

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

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

If Mike has a ratio of 2 apples to 3 bananas, how many apples would you expect him to have if he has 15 bananas?

• 7
• 9
• 10
• 2

There are 3 puppies, 6 kittens, and 11 bunnies.  What is the ratio of bunnies to puppies?

• 11:3
• 11:6
• 3:6
• 11:9

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

In a bag of Jolly Ranchers, the ratio of blue to red is 3 to 4.  If I have a TOTAL of 56 Jolly Ranchers, how many of them are blue?  Solve with a tape diagram.

• 12
• 28
• 32
• 24

The ratio of brownies to cookies is 3:5.  If there are 75 cookies, how many brownies are there?

• 15
• 32
• 45
• 60

At the carnival, the ratio of people who won the ring toss game to lost it was 8 : 5. If 24 people won, how many people would have lost?

• 3
• 13
• 15
• 24

In a certain apartment building, the ratio of tenants to cars is 3:5. If there are 30 tenants, how many cars are there?

• 35
• 60
• 18
• 50