Solving Problems with Ratios

A box of candy had 2 cherry pieces for every 4 lemon pieces. If the box had 36 cherry pieces, how many lemon pieces would there be? Solve by using a tape diagram

• 18

• 9

• 54

• 72

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 to 5

• 5 to 3

• 3 to 5

• 5 to 2

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

In a bag of Jolly Ranchers, the ratio of blue to red is 3 to 4.  If I have a TOTAL of 56 Jolly Ranchers, how many of them are blue?  Solve with a tape diagram.

• 12

• 28

• 32

• 24

At the carnival, the ratio of people who won the ring toss game to lost it was 8 : 5. If 24 people won, how many people would have lost?

• 3

• 13

• 15

• 24

The ratio of lemon juice to water in Ella's Delicious Lemonade is 3 cups : 5 cups. Audrey wants to make a triple batch. What ratio of lemon juice and water should she use.

• 9 cups juice : 15 cups water

• 6 cups juice : 10 cups water

• 9 cups juice : 10 cups water

• 6 cups juice : 15 cups water

Tomatoes and cucumbers were planted in a vegetable garden in the ratio of 4 to 1. If there are 14 cucumber plants, how many tomato plants are there?

• 56

• 14

• 70

• 6

Students at the OB School prefer tacos to pizza in a ratio of 3 to 2. If 180 students prefer tacos, how many prefer pizza?

• 120

• 360

• 270

• 160

In a bag of Jolly Ranchers, the ratio of blue to red is 3 to 4. If I have a 15 blue jolly ranchers, how many are represented in the entire tape diagram?

• 20

• 105

• 7

• 35

Mason went on a fishing trip. He hooked one fluke for every 2 sea robins he caught. What was his total catch, if he caught 8 sea robins?

• 12 fish

• 10 fish

• 24 fish

• 16 fish

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Robby raises Holstein and Jersey cows on his farm in the ratio of 7 : 5. If he has a total of 48 cattle on his farm, how many Holstein cows and how many Jersey cows does he own?

• 70 Holsteins and 50 Jerseys

• 28 Holsteins and 20 Jerseys

• 12 holsteins and 10 Jerseys

• 21 Holsteins and 15 Jerseys