Examples of Ratio and Rates

What word can be used when writing a ratio?

• a
• be
• to
• and

If the rangers won 100 games and lost 60, what is the simplified ratio of wins to losses?

• 10 to 6
• 5 to 3
• 6 to 10
• 3 to 5

A bag of marbles comes with 3 blue marbles, 2 red marbles, and 5 yellow marbles. What is the ratio of red to yellow?

• 2:5
• 5:3
• 3:5
• 5:2

Write the ratio as a fraction in simplest form. 
 
 24 players : 3 teams

• 8:3
• 8 to 1
• 8/1
• 8/3

In a certain apartment building, the ratio of tenants to cars is 3:5. If there are 30 tenants, how many cars are there?

• 35
• 60
• 18
• 50

Which is NOT equivalent to 3:5?

• 15:25
• 9:15
• 21:28
• 30:50

Which ratios are proportional?

• 10/20  20/40
• 10/17  20/40
• 13/18   16/25
• 1/4        1/3

The pet shop has 2 dogs, 4 cats, and 5 hamsters. What is the ratio of dogs to all pets?

• 2:4
• 2:5
• 2:11
• 11:2

Lynnette can wash 95 cars in 5 days. How many cars does she wash each day?

• 475 cars per day
• 19 cars per day
• .05 cars per day
• 15 cars per day

Luke can paint 91 portraits in 7 weeks. How many portraits does he paint each week?

• 637 cars per week
• 13
• .08 portraits per week
• 13 portraits per week