Writing Ratios Word Problem

A bag has yellow and blue candy. The ratio of yellow candy to blue candy is 2:3. Select each option that could represent the number of yellow and blue candy in the bag.

• 20:30

• 6:4

• 4:6

• 6:9

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

Ms. Shields has 9 boys and 12 girls in her 1st block. What is the ratio of girls to total?

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?

Lance had 24 apps on his phone. If the ratio of educational apps to gaming apps is 5:1, how many educational apps are there?

Larry read 36 books written by Gary Paulsen. If the ratio of non-fiction to fiction books is 2:7, how many non-fiction books did I read?

60 students were sick. If the ratio of students who had the flu to students who did not have thee flu was 4:1, how many students had the flu?

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?

45 caterpillars became butterflies. If the ratio of monarchs to other butterflies is 8:1, how many butterflies were NOT monarchs?

4 boys went fishing. They caught a total of 40 fish. If the ratio of catfish to bass is 5:3, how many catfish were caught?