Ratio Word Problems Difference

A parking lot has 117 spaces total. If 36 of the spaces have cars in them, what is the ratio of empty spaces to filled spaces?

• 117:36
• 36:117
• 36:81
• 81:36

Edward had beaten 24 levels in a video game. If the ratio of levels he had beaten to not beaten was 3 : 1, how many levels does the game have total? 

• 8
• 32
• 25
• 4

Divide $120 between David and Jack in the ratio 3 : 5.

• David gets $55 and Jack gets $65
• David gets $35 and Jack gets $85
• David gets $50 and Jack gets $75
• David gets $45 and Jack gets $75

The ratio of winners to losers in a game is 8 : 5. If 24 people won, how many people would have lost?

• 3
• 13
• 15
• 24

At a school fundraiser for every 3 boxes of chocolate sold you earn 15 points. If you were to sell 7 boxes, how many points would you have earned?

• 35
• 33
• 31
• 30

A recipe call for 4 teaspoons of seasoning for every 5 teaspoons of cream. If there are 50 more teaspoons of cream than seasoning, how many teaspoons of seasoning will you need?

• 250
• 200
• 40
• 10

If 24 extra-large cans of soup will serve 96 people, how many cans should Ann buy to serve 28 people?

• 6 Cans
• 4 Cans
• 8 Cans

A car travels 50 miles in 40 minutes.
How many miles does the car travel per minute?

• 10 miles
• 1.25 miles
• 0.8 miles
• 90 miles

If we have the following recipes for juice, whose will taste the most of cherry:
Sam:  1 part cherry, 4 parts sprite 
Katie: 2 parts cherry, 4 parts sprite
Michael: 3 parts cherry, 8 parts sprite 

• Michael
• Katie
• Sam

A bag contains red chips and blue chips. The ratio of red chips to blue chips is 4 to 5. Which of the following statements could be true.

• There are exactly 5 red chips and 4 blue chips

• There are exactly 24 red chips and 30 blue chips

• There are exactly 12 red chips and 15 blue chips

• There are exactly 30 red chips and 24 blue chips