Understanding Ratios for Grade 6

What is the ratio of 2 apples to 3 oranges?

• 3:2

• 2:3

• 1:1

• 2:5

If there are 4 boys and 6 girls in a class, what is the ratio of boys to girls?

• 2:3

• 4:6

• 3:4

• 1:2

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour and 3 cups of sugar. What is the ratio of flour to sugar?

• 1:2

• 2:1

• 3:2

• 2:3

In a bag of marbles, there are 5 red marbles and 10 blue marbles. What is the ratio of red to blue marbles?

• 1:3

• 1:2

• 2:1

• 5:10

If a car travels 60 miles in 1 hour, what is the ratio of distance to time?

• 30:1

• 60:2

• 60:1

• 120:1

A class has 12 students who like soccer and 8 who like basketball. What is the ratio of soccer lovers to basketball lovers?

• 2:1

• 3:2

• 4:3

• 5:4

If a fruit basket contains 3 bananas and 5 apples, what is the ratio of bananas to total fruits?

• 1:2

• 3:8

• 5:8

• 3:5

In a garden, there are 7 roses and 3 tulips. What is the ratio of roses to tulips?

• 10:3

• 3:7

• 7:3

• 7:10

If a box contains 10 chocolates and 5 candies, what is the ratio of chocolates to candies?

• 1:2

• 5:2

• 2:1

• 3:1

A school has 200 students, and 50 of them are in the band. What is the ratio of band members to total students?

• 3:2

• 2:3

• 1:4

• 1:5