Ratios Word Problems

There are 4 cookies and 12 cupcakes leftover at a bake sale. What is the ratio of  cookies to cupcakes? Your answer must be in simplest form.

• 4:12

• 2:6

• 1:3

• 4:1

A recipe requires 2 cups of milk for every 3 cups of flour. If you use 8 cups of milk, how many cups of flour do you need?

• 9

• 12

• 16

• 6

For every $5 Carl spends on movies, he spends $15 on video games. Last month, she spent $60 on video games. How much did he spend on movies?

• $50

• $30

• $20

• $25

In a class, the ratio of boys to girls is 6:5. If there are 18 boys, how many girls are there?

• 11

• 24

• 12

• 15

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

The Eagles had a record of 16 wins and 12 losses.  What was the ratio of wins to losses?

• 4:3

• 5:4

• 3:4

• 3:5

There are 21 boys and 6 girls in Mr. Keys' homeroom.  What is the ratio of girls to boys?  (In simplest form)

• 6:21

• 21:6

• 2:7

• 7:2

The ratio of the number of CARS to SUVs in a parking lot is 5:2. There are 70 total Vehicles in the parking lot. How many SUVs are there?

What is the missing value to make the fractions/ratios equal?

What is the missing value to make the fractions/ratios equal?