Ratio & Proportion

Write the ratio in simplest form.

28 elementary schools to 16 middle schools

• 7 : 4

• 14 : 8

• 28 : 16

• 56 : 32

Write the ratio in simplest form. 180 red marbles to 145 blue marbles

• 36:29

• 180:145

• 18:14.5

• 9:7.25

The hockey team played 82 regular season games last year. If they won 44 games, what is the ratio of wins to losses?

• The ratio of wins to losses is 44:38.

• The ratio of wins to losses is 44:40.

• The ratio of wins to losses is 44:42.

• The ratio of wins to losses is 44:36.

In the word FLASHLIGHT what is the ratio of vowels to total letters?

• The word FLASHLIGHT has 2 vowels (A, I) and 10 total letters. The ratio of vowels to total letters is 2:10, which simplifies to 1:5.

• The word FLASHLIGHT has 3 vowels (A, I, E) and 10 total letters. The ratio of vowels to total letters is 3:10.

• The word FLASHLIGHT has 1 vowel (A) and 10 total letters. The ratio of vowels to total letters is 1:10.

• The word FLASHLIGHT has 4 vowels (A, I, O, U) and 10 total letters. The ratio of vowels to total letters is 4:10.

The ratio of the measures of two complementary angles is 7:8. What is the measure of the smaller angle?

• 36 degrees

• 42 degrees

• 48 degrees

• 54 degrees

The ratio of the measure of the vertex angle to the base angle of an isosceles triangle is 8:5. Find the measure of the vertex angle.

• 80 degrees

• 100 degrees

• 120 degrees

• 140 degrees

• x = 6.75

• x = 7.5

• x = 8

• x = 5.5

• x = 9

• x = 12

• x = 27

• x = 6

• x = 8

• x = 27

• x = 8.3

• x = 27.3

• x = 6.5

• x = 5.5

• x = 7.5

• x = 8.5