Comparing Ratios Word Problems

Which is the smallest ratio? 3 to 4, 2/3, 10:12, 2 to 1

• 3 to 4

• 2/3

• 10:12

• 2 to 1

Which ratio is less than 15/24?

• 1/2

• 7/8

• 19/24

• 6/8

Meredith has 8 pens and 9 pencils. Brian has 4 pens and 9 pencils.

Which is the correct comparison of their ratios of pens to pencils?

• 8/4 < 9/9

• 8/4 > 9/9

• 8/9 < 4/9

• 8/9 > 4/9

A cake mix calls for these ingredients.

2 cups of sugar

7 cups of flour

3 cups of milk

1 cup of oil

Write the ratios of sugar to flour and milk to oil. Which correctly compares the ratios?

• 3/7 > 2/1

• 2/7 < 2/1

• 7/1 < 2/3

• 3/2 > 1/7

• Cougars

• Bobcats

• Bulldogs

• Tigers

Lin can type 192 words in 6 minutes. Holly can type 112 words in 4 minutes. Which statement is true?

• Holly can type 4 more words per minute than Lin.

• Lin can type 4 more words per minute than Holly.

• Lin can type 8 more words per minute than Holly.

• Holly can type 8 more words per minute than Lin.

• Rowan

• Marcia

• Jillian

• Lulau

• grape

• cherry

• lemon

• orange

A cake mix calls for these ingredients.

3 cups of milk

6 cups of flour

2 cups of sugar

1 cup of oil

Which is the lowest ratio?

• milk/flour

• sugar/ milk

• oil/sugar

• sugar/flour