Ratio Story Problems

The Hampton University football team wins 4 of the games they play. They play a total of 13 games. What is the ratio of games they win to games they lose?

• 4:13

• 9:13

• 4:9

• 9:4

The Back River Bulls football team wins 17 of the games they play. They play a total of 24 games. What is the ratio of games they win to games they lose?

• 17 to 24

• 7 to 24

• 7 to 17

• 17 to 7

How many gallons was the largest milkshake?
Hint: A total of 2,000 people gathered and each drank 2 gallons, there were still 333 gallons of shake left.

• 1,333 gallons

• 3,667 gallons

• 4,333

• 667 gallons

Edward had beaten 24 levels in a video game. If the ratio of levels he had beaten to not beaten was 3 : 1, how many levels does the game have total? 

• 8

• 32

• 25

• 4

Divide $120 between David and Jack in the ratio 3 : 5.

• David gets $55 and Jack gets $65

• David gets $35 and Jack gets $85

• David gets $50 and Jack gets $75

• David gets $45 and Jack gets $75

The ratio of dogs to cats at a pet store is 2 to 3. Which of these shows the possible numbers of dogs and cats in the pet store?

• 12 dogs, 13 cats

• 5 dogs, 10 cats

• 20 dogs, 23 cats

• 14 dogs, 21 cats

A recipe call for 4 teaspoons of seasoning for every 5 teaspoons of cream. If there are 50 more teaspoons of cream than seasoning, how many teaspoons of seasoning will you need?

• 250

• 200

• 40

• 10

If 24 extra-large cans of soup will serve 96 people, how many cans should Ann buy to serve 28 people?

• 6 Cans

• 4 Cans

• 8 Cans

In class 5 there are 2 girls for every 3 boys. There are 30 children in the class. How many boys are there?

• 18

• 12

• 19

• 1

At swimming club there is 4 pink goggles for every 3 blue goggles. How many blue goggles are there if there is 21 pink goggles are there?

• 42

• 10

• 45

• 28