Equivalent Ratios and 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

What is the ratio of red apples to green apples?

• 7 to 3

• 4 to 7

• 4 to 3

• 3 to 4

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

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

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

• All of the above

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

While preparing for a triathlon, Janecia swims 8 minutes for every 20 minutes she bikes.  If she swims 72 minutes, how long does she bike for?

• 180 minutes

• 144 minutes

• 92 minutes

• 80 minutes

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