Mixture and Ratio Problems

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

The ratio of blue marbles to white marbles in a bag is 4 to 5. At this rate, how many blue marbles are there if there are 15 white marbles?

• 14 blue marbles

• 10 blue marbles

• 12 blue marbles

• 7 blue marbles

Eli is making guacamole. He uses 2 tablespoons of cilantro for every 3 avocados. At this rate, how many tablespoons of cilantro will he need for 9 avocados?

• 6 tablespoons

• 8 tablespoons

• 10 tablespoons

• 4 tablespoons

Ellie must mix 6 tablespoons of plant food for every 2 gallons of water. If she has 6 gallons of water, how much plant food should she use?

• 14 tablespoons

• 2 tablespoons

• 10 tablespoons

• 18 tablespoons

At a harvest, 16 ears of corn are being picked for every 18 peppers. If 9 peppers have been picked, how many ears of corn have been picked?

• 7 ears of corn

• 18 ears of corn

• 8 ears of corn

• 6 ears of corn

Kevin is mixing paint to make orange. The ratio of red paint to yellow paint is 3 oz to 5 oz. How much yellow paint should he mix with 9 oz of red paint?

• 15 oz

• 30 oz

• 45 oz

• 11 oz

Patrick has 2 black, 3 red, and 5   white toy cars. What is the ratio of red toy cars to all the toy cars? 

• 3:5

• 1:3

• 3:11

• 3:10

If there are 5 boys and 7 girls, write the ratio of girls to boys.

• 5 to 7

• 7 to 5

• 5 to 12

• 7 to 12

Ten soccer players were going to a soccer tournament with their three coaches. What is the ratio of coaches to players? 

• 10 : 3

• 10:13

• 3 : 10

• 3:13

For a recipe, Brutus uses 4 cups of sugar for every 5 cups of flour. Which of the following show equivalent ratios for sugar to flour?

• 4/5=8/10 =12/15

• 4/5 = 5/6 = 6/7

• 4/5 = 3/4 = 2/3

• 4/5=8/15=16/45