Ratios in the Real World

Alan, Gil, and Deb’s point score in a video game was in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. Deb scored 114,400 points. How many points did Gil score?

• 85,800 points

• none of those

• 38,133

• 25,400

Alan, Gil, and Deb’s point score in a video game was in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. Deb scored 114,400 points. How many points did they score in all?

• 85,800 points

• none of those

• 1,029,600

• 257,400 points

Lara has three cats: Socks, Princess, and Luna. The ratio of Socks’s weight to Princess’s weight is 4 : 5. The ratio of Princess’s weight to Luna’s weight is 6 : 7. What is the ratio of Socks’s weight to Luna’s weight?

• 28:30

• 30:28

• 35:24

• 24:35

Danny poured 78 liters of water into containers X, Y, and Z. The ratio of the volume of water in Container X to the volume of water in Container Y is 5 : 2. The ratio of the volume of water in Container Y to the volume of water

in Container Z is 8 : 11. How much water was poured into Container X?

• 20 liters

• 40 liters

• 16 liters

• 32 liters

Danny poured 78 liters of water into containers X, Y, and Z. The ratio of the volume of water in Container X to the volume of water in Container Y is 5 : 2. The ratio of the volume of water in Container Y to the volume of water

in Container Z is 8 : 11. How much more water was poured into Container X than Container Z?

• 22 liters

• 40 liters

• 18 liters

• 32 liters

The ratio of the number of mystery books to the number of science fiction books is 4 : 3. The ratio of the number of science fiction books to the number of biographies is 4 : 5. If there are 48 science fiction books, find the total number of books.

• 172 books

• 43 books

• 48 books

• 4 books

In a music room, the ratio of the number of clarinets to the number of flutes was 3 : 4. After the school bought another 24 flutes, the ratio became 3 : 8. How many clarinets were there in the music room?

• 3 clarinets

• 6 clarinets

• 18 clarinets

• none of those

In a school gym, the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls was 4 : 3. After 160 boys left the gym, the ratio became 4 : 5. How many girls were there in the gym?

• none of those

• 400 girls

• 140 girls

• 300 girls

The ratio of the number of men to the number of women on a bus was 2 : 3. At a bus stop, 4 women got off and the ratio became 4 : 5. How many men were on the bus?

• 4 men

• 16 men

• 12 men

• 20 men

The ratio of the number of men to the number of women on a bus was 2 : 3. At a bus stop, 4 women got off and the ratio became 4 : 5. How many women were on the bus in the end?

• 5 women

• 16 women

• 12 women

• 20 women