Equivalent Ratios Word Problems

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

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

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 6th grade's Section A group, the ratio of boys to girls is 6:5. If there are 18 boys, how many girls are there?

• 11

• 24

• 12

• 15

• All of the above

On an flight to Atlanta last week, for every two passengers, there were three empty seats. There were 40 passengers on the flight. How many seats were empty?

• 80 empty seats

• 60 empty seats

• 30 empty seats

• 40 empty seats

This weekend, TMS students watched 20 comedies on Netflix. If the ratio of comedies watched to action movies watched was 4 : 3, how many action movies were watched?

• 5

• 15

• 3

• 20

A recipe requires 3 tablespoons of oil for every 4 cups of flour. If you use 12 cups of flour, how many tablespoons of oil will you need?

• 6 tablespoons

• 9 tablespoons

• 12 tablespoons

• 15 tablespoons

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