Understanding about Ration for grade 6

A jar contains 55 marbles, of which 48 are blue, 4 are red, and the rest are green. What is the ratio of green to red marbles?

• 3:4

• 48:55

• 4:48

• 3:48

A backyard pond has 12 sunfish and 30 rainbow shiners. Write the ratio of sunfish to rainbow shiners in simplest form .

• 12:30

• 2:5

• 18:30

• 3:5

Which sentence accurately represents the following ratio:

• The ratio of moons to suns is 4 to 8

• There are 4 moons for every 8 suns

• There are 4 moons for every 2 suns

• The ratio of suns to moons is 2:1

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

• 3 : 2

• 3 to 2

• 6 : 4

• 2 : 3

What are the three different ways you can write a ratio?

• Fraction, comma, words

• Fraction, colon, words

• Colon, words, pictures

• Picture, fraction, comma

Andrew has 2 cats and 9 fish. He writes the ratio 2:11. What type of ratio did he write?

• Part-to-part

• Unit rate

• Part-to-whole

• Whole-to-part

What is a Ratio?

• Is a comparison of two quantities

• To multiply two fractions

• Strictly a fraction

• Two decimals that can be multiplied

What word can be used when writing a ratio?

• a
• be
• to
• and

Write the ratio as a fraction in simplest form.
15 girls to 6 boys    

• 5 to 2
• 5/3
• 3 to 5
• 5/2

Simplify the ratio of
35 : 14

• 5 : 2
• 2 : 5
• 3 : 1
• 35: 14