Understanding Ratios and Comparisons

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

• 2:3

• 3:2

• 1:2

• 2:1

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VA.6.PFA.1.a

Match the following ratios with their corresponding descriptions.

• Ratio of boys to girls in a classroom with 12 boys and 16 girls

• 1:2

• Ratio of boys to girls in a classroom with 10 boys and 20 girls

• 2:3

• Ratio of girls to boys in a classroom with 12 boys and 9 girls

• 4:3

• Ratio of boys to girls in a classroom with 8 boys and 12 girls

• 3:4

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VA.6.PFA.1.a

A car travels 150 miles using 5 gallons of gas. The ratio of miles to gallons is (a)  

• 30:1
• 1:30
• 5:150
• 150:5

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VA.6.PFA.1.a

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VA.6.PFA.1.b

Match the following ratios with their corresponding forms.

• 2:1

• 9 to 5

• 1:2

• 5 to 9

• 5:9

• 1 to 2

• 9:5

• 2 to 1

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VA.6.PFA.1.b

Express the ratio 7 to 14 using the notation a:b.

• 1:2

• 2:1

• 7:14

• 14:7

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VA.6.PFA.1.b

A class has 18 students, 12 of whom are girls. The part-to-whole ratio of girls to the total number of students is (a)  

• 2:3
• 3:2
• 12:18
• 18:12

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VA.6.PFA.1.c

In a survey, 30 people prefer tea and 20 prefer coffee. What is the whole-to-whole ratio of tea drinkers to coffee drinkers?

• 3:2

• 2:3

• 30:20

• 20:30

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VA.6.PFA.1.c

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

• 1:4

• 4:1

• 50:200

• 200:50

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VA.6.PFA.1.c

If a team has 8 players and 4 are substitutes, what is the part-to-part ratio of players to substitutes?

• 2:1

• 1:2

• 8:4

• 4:8

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VA.6.PFA.1.c