Ratio and Rate Word Problems

27 students rode by 5. If the ratio of elementary students to middle school students is 2:1, how many elementary students rode bus 5?

A bag contains red and yellow apples. The ratio of red to yellow apples is 4:3. If I have 6 yellow apples, how many red apples do I have?

• 10

• 7

• 9

• 8

Mary had 32 pairs of shoes. If the ratio of sandals to tennis shoes is 1:7, how many pair of tennis shoes does Mary have?

If the ratio of boys to girls in a class is 2:3, which of the following could be the total number of students in the class?

• 15

• 20

• 25

• 30

A bag contains red and blue marbles in the ratio 3:4. If there are 12 red marbles, how many blue marbles are there?

• 12

• 16

• 18

• 20

A school's basketball team won 15 out of 20 games played. What is the ratio of games won to games lost?

• 3:4

• 3:2

• 4:1

• 5:4

Samantha runs 2 miles in 20 minutes.  About how far does she run in 55 minutes?

• 4.5 miles

• 5.5 miles

• 55 miles

• 7.2 miles

A fruit salad is made by mixing oranges and apples in the ratio 3:5. If there are 15 oranges, how many apples are there?

• 25

• 20

• 30

• 35

Makenna drove 16 miles in 20 minutes. If she drives at the same rate, how far will she drive in 3 hours?

• 320 miles

• 144 miles

• 60 miles

• 48 miles

A graph shows the number of cars sold by a dealership each month. If the ratio of cars sold in June to cars sold in July is 2:5, and 10 cars were sold in June, how many cars were sold in July?

• 15

• 20

• 25

• 30