01/16 Ratios Practice

Clyde took a survey to see the favorite pizza topping of his 6th grade classmates. What is the ratio of students who prefer sausage to students who prefer pepperoni?

• 1 : 2

• 2 : 3

• 3 : 4

• 4 : 5

The table shows the colors of Ms. Beal’s pens and how many of each she has. What is the ratio of black to blue pens?

• 1 : 2

• 2 : 1

• 1 : 6

• 6 : 1

Matthew asked his classmates about their favorite ice cream flavors. His results are shown in the table. What is the ratio of students who prefer mint ice cream to total students?

• 1 : 4

• 1 : 6

• 1 : 9

• 2 : 5

In her aquarium, Kelly has 21 goldfish, 14 guppies, 7 snails, and 2 angelfish. What is the ratio of snails to goldfish?

• 1 : 2

• 1 : 3

• 3 : 1

• 1 : 7

The table shows students’ favorite subjects in Mrs. Boggs’ class. What is the ratio of students who prefer Math to students who prefer Social Studies?

• 2 : 1

• 3 : 2

• 4 : 3

• 5 : 4

Taylor has 16 crayons, 12 markers, 8 pencils, and 4 pens in his locker. What is the ratio of markers to total items in Taylor’s locker?

• 1 : 5

• 1 : 10

• 3 : 10

• 3 : 20

Enter the answer in the space provided. Carter is sorting through his closet. Carter organizes his 3 hats and 5 ties into two separate boxes. What is the ratio of ties to the total items in both boxes.

• 3/5
• 5 to 3

• 3 to 8

• 8 to 3

In a group of 20 students, there are 7 boys. What is the ratio of girls to boys?

• 13 : 20

• 13 : 7

• 7 : 20

• 7 : 13

A bag of red and blue marbles is shown. What is the ratio of red marbles to blue marbles?

• 5 : 3

• 3 : 5

• 5 : 8

• 8 : 3

Consider the bag of marbles in the figure. What is the ratio of blue marbles to red marbles?

• 5 : 3

• 3 : 5

• 5 : 8

• 8 : 3