Ratio Proportion

The ratio of purple sweets to red sweets is 2 : 5

What fraction of the sweets are purple?

• ⁵/₂

• ²/₅

• ²/₇

• ⁵/₇

What fraction of the sweets are red?

• ⁵/₂

• ²/₅

• ²/₇

• ⁵/₇

In a fruit bowl ³/₅ of the fruit are apples. The rest are oranges.

What is the ratio of apples to oranges?

• 3 : 5

• 5 : 3

• 3 : 2

• 3 : 8

In a box of sweets ⁷/₁₀ of the sweets are red. The rest are purple. What is the ratio of red sweets to purple sweets?

• 3 : 7

• 7 : 3

• 3 : 10

• 7 : 10

In a box of sweets ¹/₄ of the sweets are green. The rest are orange.

What is the ratio of orange sweets to green sweets?

• 3 : 1

• 1 : 3

• 1 : 4

• 4 : 1

In a bunch of flowers ¹/₃ of the flowers are tulips. The rest are roses.

What is the ratio of roses to tulips?

• 3 : 1

• 1 : 3

• 1 : 2

• 2 : 1

In a bunch of flowers 3/8 of the flowers are daffodils. The rest are carnations. What is the ratio of daffodils to carnations?

• 3 : 8

• 5 : 3

• 3 : 5

• 5 : 8

In a box of sweets ¹/₂ of the sweets are gold. The rest are purple.

What is the ratio of gold sweets to purple sweets?

• 1 : 1

• 1 : 2

• 2 : 1

• 1 : 3

Find the missing value(s) for the ratio table.

• a = 36

  b = 108

• a = 108

  b = 36

• a = 32

  b = 90

• a = 108

  b = 90

Find the missing value for the ratio.

• 3

• 9

• 7

• 21